Sponsors (73)
Official title: To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 23, 2026 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Last progress July 23, 2026
The bill strengthens procedural protections and court access for TPS recipients—preserving work and stay rights and making DHS decisions more transparent—at the cost of greater litigation, administrative expense, and reduced agency flexibility to quickly end or alter TPS when country conditions change.
TPS beneficiaries and applicants retain work authorization and the ability to remain in the U.S. while legal challenges proceed because DHS terminations or reductions cannot take effect and stays/judicial review are available.
Immigrants, states, localities, and advocacy organizations gain broader access to courts and more robust remedies because the bill expands who can sue and the kinds of relief courts can grant for TPS terminations and related procedural failures.
DHS decision-making on TPS becomes more transparent and consistent because terminations must include written findings, factual support, and must address inconsistent evidence, and the statute clarifies which rules adjudicators must apply going forward.
The bill makes it harder and slower for DHS to terminate or reduce TPS (heightened evidentiary burdens and procedural timing), which could impede timely policy responses when country conditions improve.
Expanded judicial review and mandatory, more detailed administrative records increase litigation risk and administrative workload for DHS, raising government costs and diverting agency resources.
Allowing third parties (states, localities, organizations) broader standing to sue may politicize TPS litigation, produce more lawsuits, and tie up courts and agency resources.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Restores judicial review and adds procedural, publication, 60‑day delay, and CRA major‑rule requirements before DHS can terminate or materially reduce TPS.
Creates new procedural and judicial-review protections for decisions to terminate, partially terminate, or materially reduce Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations. It requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile and certify an administrative record, publish written factual findings and legal conclusions, consider specified country‑condition sources, explain contrary evidence, and delay effectiveness for at least 60 days after publication. Treats TPS terminations (and similar actions) as "major rules" under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), blocks those actions from taking effect until CRA submission and waiting periods expire, and restores and clarifies judicial review of TPS determinations as final agency actions subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The amendments apply to TPS determinations made on or after enactment and to related civil actions pending or filed after enactment.