Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Effort to End Protections for Venezuelan and Haitian Migrants

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian migrants is unlawful. The decision, handed down by District Judge Edward Chen on Friday, sets aside the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) move to end the vital protections.

This ruling is a significant victory for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans and 500,000 Haitians, allowing them to continue living and working legally in the United States. Judge Chen’s 69-page decision explicitly stated that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s action to revoke their protected status “was not only unprecedented in the manner and speed in which it was taken but also violates the law,” citing the dangerous conditions in their home countries.

The DHS has indicated its intention to appeal the decision, with a spokesperson telling the BBC that the TPS program has been “abused, exploited, and politicised as a de facto amnesty program.” The administration had, in March, announced it would revoke the temporary legal status of over half a million migrants from several countries, including Venezuela and Haiti, with permits and deportation shields set to be cancelled by April 24.

The TPS program, established by Congress in 1990, offers temporary protection to migrants from countries experiencing war or natural disasters, making their return unsafe. This latest judicial intervention follows a Supreme Court decision in May that had frozen an earlier ruling, seemingly allowing the administration to proceed with ending TPS for Venezuelans. However, Judge Chen clarified that the high court’s decision only dealt with preliminary relief and did not preclude his fresh orders.

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