Judge Trina L. Thompson out in San Francisco just decided — with no actual legal authority or proof — that she can override the Trump administration’s move to wind down Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Central Americans and Nepalis because… wait for it… Trump and Kristi Noem were secretly motivated by “replacement theory” and “racial animus.”
You read that right. A federal judge accused the administration of wanting to “purify the blood” of America — comparing a policy decision on immigration status to the transatlantic slave trade.
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked Secrretary Noem’s move to terminate temporary status for Nicaragua, Honduran and Nepaii immigrants, finding the cancelation was likely rooted in “racial animus.” https://t.co/9VjlUdb4iF pic.twitter.com/uEG8VELSst
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 1, 2025
Let’s pause there. TPS was created as a temporary — key word, temporary — humanitarian measure for people fleeing natural disasters or wars. Clinton gave Hondurans and Nicaraguans TPS after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Obama gave Nepalis TPS after the 2015 earthquake. These countries have long since rebuilt. Yet the left (and now the courts) have decided TPS really means “permanent protected status.”
And now Judge Thompson claims the Trump administration ended TPS not because conditions had improved (which Homeland Security data clearly said they had) but because Trump wanted to purge brown people from America. Her evidence? Trump campaign rhetoric and Noem statements she calls “discriminatory.” That’s it. No smoking gun. No emails. Just vibes.
Wherein a federal judge argues that terminating TPS protections for non-citizens is akin to the transatlantic slave trade pic.twitter.com/yOvwT2AnSu
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) August 1, 2025
She even wrote: “The freedom to live fearlessly, the opportunity of liberty, and the American dream. That is all Plaintiffs seek. Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood.”
That’s not a judicial opinion. That’s a left-wing blog post dressed up in legalese.
Here’s the kicker: TPS decisions are supposed to be the sole authority of the president. He can grant them, he can revoke them. Period. Yet this activist judge has effectively declared she can make TPS permanent by claiming to see into Trump’s heart.
One of those random facts you learn reading court opinions that is just absolutely wild
Temporary Protected Status has been in place for Honduras and Nicaragua for 26 YEARS BECAUSE…THE WEATHER IS BAD THERE pic.twitter.com/CvUojxgSYw
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) August 1, 2025
And this is where the Supreme Court’s milquetoast approach has consequences. These rogue district judges keep issuing nationwide injunctions based on feelings, and Chief Justice John Roberts sits back, worried about his “institutional legacy,” while the judiciary is being weaponized to block any conservative policy initiative.
This isn’t just bad law. It’s judicial anarchy.
