Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
The 9th Circuit ruled the Trump administration lacked legal authority to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, protecting about 600,000 individuals amid ongoing litigation.
- A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration likely acted unlawfully by rolling back protections for 600,000 Venezuelans in the U.S.
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, finding that Kristi Noem likely lacked the authority to cancel the protections for eligible Venezuelans.
- Lawyers for the Venezuelans and the National TPS Alliance called the ruling a victory, although it does not provide an immediate solution.
- U.S. Circuit Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw emphasized that sudden changes contradict the purpose of Temporary Protected Status, which is meant to provide safety and protection from deportation.
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A court of appeal held on Friday that the U.S. government could not revoke the statutory temporary protection status granted to these migrants largely under the administration of Joe Biden.
Appeals court sides with judge who blocked Trump administration from ending protections for nearly 600K Venezuelans
A federal appeals court has found that the Trump administration likely acted unlawfully when it ended Temporary Protected Status for nearly 600,000 Venezuelans.
On Friday, a federal appeals court blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people in Venezuela who have been allowed to live and work in the United States, saying the plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the Republican government’s actions were illegal. A panel of three judges of the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously confirmed a lower court ruling that upheld temporary protection status…
Trump wrongly ended protections for Venezuelan migrants, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had likely acted unlawfully when it rolled back temporary protections from deportation granted to 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden's tenure. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Appeals court backs Venezuelan migrants’ effort to keep protected status
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Friday the Trump administration likely acted unlawfully when it revoked extensions for temporary protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The U.S. Court …
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