DHS Secretary Kristi Noem terminates temporary safeguards for 250,000 Venezuelans
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that it would terminate temporary protections for over 250,000 Venezuelans, making them subject to deportation. The temporary protected status (TPS) originally granted in 2021 was set to expire on September 10. However, the DHS indicated that the designation would now conclude 60 days after the […]
Court rules Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Deportation Plans for Venezuelans In a significant ruling, a federal appeals court has halted the Trump administration’s ability to rapidly expel Venezuelans under the 1798 Alien Enemy Act. The court found no evidence of foreign aggression or predatory invasions justifying such measures. This setback is tied to the administration’s assertion that […]
Federal judge pauses Trump DHS effort to strip protections for Venezuelans • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal judge in California stopped the US Department of Homeland Security on Monday from ending temporary protected status for more than 350,000 Venezuelans next week. The group was to lose deportation protections by April 7 after nullifying the extension of protection in the first week of DHS Executive Director Christie Noem taking […]
Judge demands details from Trump administration over Venezuelans on deportation flights • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal judge ordered the US government to provide responses to details of Trump’s deportation of immigrants under 18th century wartime law after arguing that civil rights groups violated a court’s restraint order overturning deportation. The Department of Justice has been given four directives by District of Columbia Judge James Emmanuel Boasberg, filed […]
Blue State AGs Want To Make It Harder To Deport Venezuelans
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 […]
Noem calls deportation protection for Venezuelans ‘contrary to the national interest’ • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Homeland Security will not renew temporary protections for more than 350,000 Venezuelans who were granted protection for those in 2023. With notificationDHS Secretary Kristi Noem revokes one of two temporary protected status designations for Venezuelans and renews the TPS of the 2023 Venezuelan winners “contrary to the US national […]