Judge Halts Removal of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, Haitians

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press briefing with Ecuador’s Minister of Interior John Reinberg at the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace in Quito, Ecuador, on July 31, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool via Getty Images A San Francisco-based federal judge on Sept. 5 ruled the Trump administration may not cancel the temporary protected status (TPS)

Strengthening Efforts to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) (Levinson Act), it is hereby ordered:  Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States must strengthen efforts to protect U.S. nationals from

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Efforts to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad

COUNTERING WRONGFUL DETENTIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to enhance efforts to protect U.S. nationals from wrongful detention abroad by authorizing robust responses against foreign governments engaging in such practices. The Order empowers the Secretary of State to designate any foreign country as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention based on

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores the United States Department of War

RESTORING THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore the historic name “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Department of Defense. This is the 200th Executive Order the President has signed since taking office. The Order authorizes the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Defense,