To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 23, 2026
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.
The Temporary Protected Status Review Act allows federal courts to review decisions by the Secretary of Homeland Security to terminate temporary protected status designations for foreign countries. Currently, such terminations cannot be challenged in court, but this bill would enable individuals with temporary protected status, organizations representing them, and state and local governments to file lawsuits challenging these decisions. The bill requires the government to provide detailed written explanations for termination decisions based on a complete administrative record and shifts the burden to the government to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a country no longer qualifies for the status. If someone files a lawsuit, the termination is automatically stayed and affected beneficiaries can continue living and working in the United States while the case is pending. The bill also classifies these termination decisions as major rules under the Congressional Review Act, requiring approval from Congress before they can take effect.
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