A lawsuit filed this week to block President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of migrants is being backed by left-wing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) heavily funded by George and Alex Soros’s Open Society Foundations.
The legal challenge comes in response to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent announcement ending TPS for nationals from Honduras and Nicaragua. That decision follows a similar move last month to end TPS for Nepal, signaling a broader Trump administration push to dismantle what it sees as an abused and outdated program.
Originally intended as a temporary measure to offer refuge to foreign nationals during times of natural disaster or war, TPS has morphed over decades into a quasi-amnesty mechanism, repeatedly extended by presidents of both parties. The result: hundreds of thousands of otherwise ineligible migrants have remained in the U.S. for years or even decades, holding jobs and starting families — all without formal legal status.
Now, as DHS works to unwind this system, left-wing activist groups are mobilizing to stop the effort in court.
Among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are migrants from the affected countries, represented by attorneys from:
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The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
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The Haitian Bridge Alliance
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Other Soros-aligned legal aid networks
Both NDLON and the Haitian Bridge Alliance have received millions in funding from the Open Society Foundations, according to public financial disclosures:
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In 2019, NDLON received $460,000
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In 2022, the figure rose to $675,000
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The Haitian Bridge Alliance has collected $550,000 from Open Society since 2020
These groups are known for promoting open borders, mass amnesty, and for using legal obstruction to slow or halt immigration enforcement.
The suit takes an aggressively political tone, accusing President Trump, Secretary Noem, and the DHS of acting out of racial animus:
“Secretary Noem, President Trump, and members of the Trump campaign and administration have consistently used racist invective to describe their TPS decisions involving immigrants from non-white, non-European countries,” the complaint alleges.
The legal challenge seeks to halt the DHS phase-out of TPS for the listed countries, framing the policy shift not as a return to statutory norms, but as racially motivated and discriminatory.
This lawsuit is one of several legal efforts tied to Soros-funded NGOs aimed at obstructing Trump-era immigration policies. These lawsuits have consistently targeted initiatives such as:
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Ending birthright citizenship
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Deporting criminal illegal aliens
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Blocking sanctuary city funding
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Cracking down on migrant child trafficking
These cases follow a familiar pattern: high-profile legal filings wrapped in claims of civil rights violations, paired with aggressive media campaigns to frame immigration enforcement as inherently racist or xenophobic.
