Immigration advocates are suing on behalf of Afghans and Cameroonians set to lose protections from deportation after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it plans to let their temporary protected status (TPS) expire.

“Each designation was first made in 2022, in response to the prolonged armed conflicts, hunger, and human rights abuses afflicting both countries. Each designation was extended fewer than 18 months ago for similar reasons,” Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused, also known as CASA Inc., wrote in the lawsuit.

DHS announced the plans last month, but it has yet to formally announce the move in the Federal Register as required.

“A TPS designation cannot be terminated in this manner," the lawsuit says. "Instead, Congress........

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