Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 17 state attorney generals, announced a legal challenge on Friday to the Trump administration’s decision to end the temporary protection status (TPS) for Venezuelans.
The plaintiff filed Amikos Brief In a federal court challenging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to end the TPS for Venezuelans. programestablished by Congress in 1990, provides temporary protection and work permits to individuals deemed unsafe due to conflict, disaster or extraordinary conditions. In 2021, Congress extended the designation to Venezuelan citizens.(Related: 20 Trump administrators to prevent recently employed bureaucrats from being fired)
“My office and AG groups are challenging the illegal early termination of Trump’s temporary protected status for Venezuelans,” James wrote in the X-Post. “The TPS programme provides safety and stability for at-risk families. This attempt to end the programme for Venezuelans is dangerous and must be stopped.”
My office and AG group are challenging the illegal early termination of Trump in temporary protected positions of Venezuelans.
The TPS program provides safety and stability for at-risk families.
This attempt to end the Venezuelan program is dangerous and needs to be stopped.
– New York AG James (@newyorkstateag) March 7, 2025
James participated in filing the briefs in Connecticut Attorney General, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Columbia.
More than 600,000 Venezuelans currently live in the United States under the TPS, according to Amicus Brief. Additionally, more than 130,000 American citizens live in mixed status households. This means that at least one family relies on TPS protection. The Attorney General argues that termination will cause irreparable harm by stripping them of their “ability to work legally” and exposing them to deportation.
They also argued that ending TPS protections would “really hurt the economy of Amichi by draining the workforce and stealing significant tax revenues,” citing a labor force participation rate of 75% of Venezuelans eligible for TPS.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended February 1st end Regarding Venezuela’s national security TPS designation, it claims that recipients of the Venezuela TPS include members of the Tren de Aragua crime crime gang. The termination order also framed the move as part of the Trump administration’s wider crackdown on illegal immigration, claiming that the TPS has become a “pull factor” that exacerbates the border crisis. She also argued that Venezuela’s conditions had made sufficient improvements to allow a safe return to the country, citing positive changes in Venezuela’s crime rates, health care system and economy.
It is very important to note that bringing Venezuelan hostages back home is a very good thing, and Venezuela has agreed to return all the illegal Venezuelan aliens encamped in the US, including the gang members of Tren de Aragua, to their country. Venezuela has agreed more…
– Donald J. Trump (@RealdonaldTrump) February 1st, 2025
Among such Venezuelan immigrants is Jose Antonio Ibarra. He was confirmed to be a member of Tren de Aragua during his trial and sentencing. Ibarra was convicted of the murder of University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
In this case, the court has not yet set a date for the verbal argument. This summary was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
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