San Francisco, California - Immigrants' rights advocates are suing over the Trump administration's latest terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.

Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced it was revoking TPS protections for tens of thousands of people, many of whom have lived in the US for years and have US citizen children.

TPS is a temporary legal status granted to nationals of designated countries who cannot safely return due to war, natural disasters, or other "extraordinary" conditions.

The new complaint – filed on behalf of the National TPS Alliance and seven plaintiffs – argues the Trump terminations are motivated by racial animus and violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the US Constitution.

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"The decisions to strip legal status from people who have lived in the U.S. for at least ten years, and in most cases at least 25, and followed all the rules, are not just callous. It’s also illegal," Jessica Bansal, an attorney at the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, said in a press release.

"The administration cannot manufacture a predetermined outcome without regard for its statutory obligations," Bansal added.

Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS holders are set to be stripped of their legal status and work authorization in 60 days, while those from Nepal are scheduled to lose their status by August 5.

Plaintiff Jhony Silva said, "I am devastated at the heartless decision to terminate TPS for Honduras. I’ve been in the United States since I was three years old. I work in a hospital, caring for cardiac patients. I’ve been doing it the 'right way' the whole time. Now, I am facing losing my job, the ability to care for my family, and the only home I’ve ever known."

"I hope that the people of this country will open their hearts and see TPS holders for what we are: human beings worthy of safety and dignity," Silva urged.