US judge blocks Trump bid to strip work permits from immigrants

A US federal judge has blocked a Trump administration effort that would have removed work permits from thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan and Ukraine while a legal challenge moves forward, according to a monitored public feed from Al Jazeera Latest.

The court order temporarily preserves work authorisation for the affected groups, preventing an immediate loss of legal permission to work in the United States. The decision came as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the administration’s attempt to strip the permits.

The feed summary did not include details on the judge’s reasoning, the exact number of people covered by the ruling, or the timeline for the case. It also did not specify any additional countries or immigration categories affected by the policy.

The move is significant because work permits often determine whether immigrants can remain employed while their immigration status is being reviewed or while they are protected under temporary arrangements. By blocking the policy for now, the court has kept those protections in place pending further proceedings.

The report is based on a monitored public feed and is attributed to Al Jazeera Latest.

Source: Al Jazeera Latest - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/us-judge-blocks-trump-bid-to-strip-work-permits-from-immigrants?traffic_source=rss