Supreme Court Clears Path for Trump’s to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Migrants Amid Legal Battle
In a decisive 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Monday, clearing the way for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants.
Biden-appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter in the ruling.
TPS is a humanitarian program that protects migrants from countries facing war, natural disasters or other crises, allowing them to work legally in the U.S. temporarily.
The program was created to offer temporary relief but does not provide permanent residency.
The Biden administration extended TPS for Venezuelans twice amid the ongoing political and economic chaos under Nicolás Maduro’s regime, according to the Daily Mail.
However, Noem ended the program’s extension in February, arguing that the migrants’ presence is “contrary to the national interest,” citing concerns about national security and public safety.
The U.S. State Department currently advises against travel to Venezuela due to severe risks, including wrongful detentions, terrorism, kidnapping and civil unrest.
These dangers factor heavily into the debate over whether Venezuelans should maintain protected status in the U.S.
The Trump administration has also ended TPS for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians, though those cases are unrelated to this legal dispute.
Despite Noem’s action, a federal judge in California blocked the revocation, calling it unconstitutional and “predicated on negative stereotypes.”
Judge Chen criticized the broad generalization of criminality toward Venezuelan TPS holders, describing it as “racism predicated on generalized false stereotypes.”
He highlighted that Venezuelan TPS recipients are more likely to hold bachelor’s degrees and are less likely to commit crimes than the average U.S. population.
Trump’s immigration agenda faces mixed outcomes in the courts.
While the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Noem’s TPS revocation, it blocked Trump’s attempt to use the 18th Century Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants held in Texas detention centers.
Trump condemned the latter decision on his social media platform, calling it “a bad and dangerous day for America” and warning it would allow “more CRIMINALS” into the country.
He praised conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas for their efforts to “protect our Country.”
The Department of Homeland Security estimates about 348,202 Venezuelans currently hold TPS under the 2023 designation, which Noem seeks to revoke, per the Daily Mail.
The Trump administration, in response, argued that the courts are overstepping executive authority and interfering with immigration policies that require flexibility and discretion.
Justice Department lawyers warned the Supreme Court that the injunction improperly wrested control of immigration enforcement from the executive branch.
According to Justice Department lawyers, the judge’s injunction “contravenes fundamental Executive Branch prerogatives” and indefinitely delays urgent immigration policy decisions, which require swift and flexible action.
Opponents of the revocation argue that stripping TPS would “strip work authorization from nearly 350,000 people living in the U.S., expose them to deportation to an unsafe country and cost billions in economic losses nationwide.”
The legal battle over TPS status for Venezuelan migrants continues to unfold, with potential political and humanitarian impacts yet to be fully determined.
🇺🇸BREAKING: SCOTUS BACKS TRUMP MOVE TO END PROTECTIONS FOR 350,000 VENEZUELANS
The Supreme Court has sided with Trump, clearing the way to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans—part of his broader effort to restore control over U.S. immigration… https://t.co/GzRKpqbYwl pic.twitter.com/pOLTF0B06n
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 19, 2025
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