The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on October 13, 2026 to hear a U.S. Justice Department appeal seeking to deny asylum to Nigerian citizen Izuchukwu Ozurumba

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Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainian nationals was scheduled to expire on Monday, October 19, 2026, before the Department of Homeland Security announced protections would remain in place until an official decision

The Department of Homeland Security announced on October 18, 2026, that approximately 1,800 Sudanese nationals enrolled in Temporary Protected Status will retain deportation protections while a final decision remains pending

As of March 2025, more than 100,000 Ukrainian nationals were enrolled in Temporary Protected Status in the United States, including individuals admitted under Biden-era sponsorship policies

Created by Congress in 1990, Temporary Protected Status allows the U.S. government to offer temporary deportation reprieves and work permits to foreign nationals unable to safely return to countries facing armed conflict or disasters

Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese nationals was scheduled to expire on Monday, October 19, 2026, prior to the Department of Homeland Security's October 18, 2026 decision allowing them to remain protected

The Department of Homeland Security stated on October 18, 2026, that over 100,000 Ukrainian immigrants in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status will retain deportation protection for now while a final decision is pending

Representative Ilhan Omar entered the United States in the 1990s after spending years in a Kenyan refugee camp and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000

Representative Ilhan Omar and her family fled the civil war in Somalia when she was eight years old

Former Biden administration Homeland Security official Royce Murray stated that the Trump administration's lack of clarity regarding Temporary Protected Status creates instability for beneficiaries and their employers

The Biden administration first enacted Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in spring 2022 following Russia's invasion, whereas Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese nationals has been extended by various presidential administrations since the late 1990s

Representative Ilhan Omar became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000 after her family fled civil war in Somalia and lived four years in a Kenyan refugee camp

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments and issue a ruling in the asylum case of Izuchukwu Ozurumba by June

After receiving death threats in Nigeria and Venezuela, Izuchukwu Ozurumba traveled to the U.S. southern border and surrendered to immigration authorities in July 2023

Federal immigration law should include a duress exception to the material-support bar

Preparing food for a violent group constitutes material support under federal immigration law

The federal government is responsible for facilitating the return of wrongfully deported asylum seekers

The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the deportation order of Izuchukwu Ozurumba in September 2024, concluding that the material-support statute contains no implied duress exemption

An immigration judge ordered Izuchukwu Ozurumba deported in March 2024 after finding him removable for entering without valid documents and disqualified under the federal material-support bar

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Izuchukwu Ozurumba's removal order but declined to require the U.S. government to facilitate his return to the United States for ongoing proceedings

The U.S. Justice Department stated in its Supreme Court appeal that allowing the lower court decision from the 4th Circuit favoring Izuchukwu Ozurumba to stand would substantially increase the government's burden in excluding non-citizens with links to terrorism