To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic-FL)July 23, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Lets people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) challenge government decisions to end their status in court.

This bill would let people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) challenge government decisions to end their status in court. It would also set stricter rules for how the government makes these termination decisions and protect beneficiaries' status and work permits during a court review.

What Would Change

Currently, government decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are generally not subject to review by courts, and the Secretary of Homeland Security has broad power to make these choices. People with TPS often face uncertainty and potential removal if their status is terminated. This bill would change that by allowing people with TPS, organizations, and even states to challenge termination decisions in federal court. It would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to follow strict new rules, provide clear evidence, and publish detailed findings for any termination. During a court review, TPS beneficiaries would keep their status and work permits, and Congress would also get to review these termination decisions.

Key Provisions

Lets people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), organizations, and state or local governments ask a court to review decisions to end TPS.
Requires the government to follow strict new rules and provide clear evidence when deciding to end TPS for a country.
Blocks the government from ending a person's TPS, work permit, or right to stay in the U.S. while a court reviews a termination decision.
Makes the government prove with strong evidence that a TPS termination was justified and followed all rules, or the court would cancel the termination.
Classifies TPS termination decisions as "major rules," allowing Congress to review and potentially overturn them.

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HR 9944 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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