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The Ninth Circuit issued a ruling that the Trump Administration prevailed in litigation over the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal.
Contemporaneous reporting and legal summaries show a unanimous three-judge Ninth Circuit panel on Feb. 9, 2026 paused a federal district court’s order that had blocked DHS from ending Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua — allowing the Trump administration’s terminations to take effect while the government’s appeal proceeds. The court held the government was likely to prevail on the merits at the preliminary stage and therefore stayed the injunction, effectively siding with the administration’s position for now. Verdict: True — the cited Ninth Circuit action did side with the Trump administration by staying the district court’s order and permitting TPS terminations for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua to move forward pending appeal.