A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has permitted the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Venezuelans, including many in South Florida. The decision, made without explanation, has alarmed Venezuelan-Americans, particularly as conditions in Venezuela remain dire. Critics argue that terminating protections now is incomprehensible, given the ongoing crisis in the country. The ruling allows the administration to move forward with revoking protections originally granted under the 2023 TPS designation, although legal battles continue in lower courts that may ultimately affect TPS status for Venezuelans.
"That the U.S. would terminate the protections for Venezuelans now, when nothing has improved back home, is just unbelievable," said Betsy Diaz, a Venezuelan-American in Hialeah.
The court did not address the merits of the lawsuit, which continues in the lower federal court and could ultimately keep TPS in place for the thousands of Venezuelans who were protected under a 2023 designation.
The Trump administration has made it abundantly clear that the lower court judge's order was the only thing in its way from ending TPS immediately for Venezuelans under the 2023 TPS designation.
The court provided no explanation for why it had lifted the lower court judge's order, which prevented the Trump administration from removing the protections while the litigation is ongoing.
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