The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court injunction that had blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the United States. This move clears the way for the administration to revoke Biden-era protections and potentially begin deportations, marking a significant victory for Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
TPS is a federal program that grants temporary legal status and work authorization to migrants from countries experiencing war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. The Biden administration had extended TPS protections for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans due to political instability in their home country.
However, in February, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended these protections for Venezuelan nationals, arguing they no longer served the national interest.
Following Noem’s termination, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in California blocked the move, citing concerns that the decision might have been influenced by negative stereotypes and racial animus against Venezuelan migrants. Chen’s injunction maintained the TPS protections, which are usually extended in 18-month increments, pending further court review.
According to Fox News, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer argued before the Supreme Court that the lower court had overstepped its authority by interfering with executive branch decisions on immigration policy.
He stated, “The district court’s reasoning is untenable,” and described the program as involving “particularly discretionary, sensitive, and foreign-policy-laden judgments of the Executive Branch.” Sauer further challenged claims of discriminatory intent, calling such allegations “cherry-picked” and “wrongly portrayed.”
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The Supreme Court’s emergency order allows the Trump administration to proceed with ending TPS for Venezuelans, although litigation will continue in lower courts. The order also notes that some affected migrants may have legal grounds for further challenges.
In reaction to the ruling, NBC News quoted Ahilan Arulanantham, a lawyer for the Venezuelan plaintiffs, who called the decision “truly shocking” and highlighted it as the largest single stripping of immigration status in modern U.S. history.
Meanwhile, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin praised the move as a “win for the American people and the safety of our communities,” emphasizing efforts to restore integrity to the immigration system.
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