Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy, said Wednesday's ruling should allow TPS holders from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal to work in the U.S. legally and prevent federal immigration officials from detaining and deporting them.

"The court's decision today restores TPS protections for thousands of long-term law-abiding TPS-holding residents from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua," Arulanantham said.