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The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for over 350,000 Venezuelans living and working, legally, in the United States.
What is TPS? TPS is a special immigration status granted to individuals from countries experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or extraordinary conditions that prevent safe return. In March of 2021, due to severe humanitarian and political crisis in Venezuela, Venezuela received TPS designation.
Currently there are people who received TPS in 2021, for whom TPS expires in September of 2025 with a 60-day transition (basically to transition out of their jobs and lives they have built over the last four years); and the 2023 designees, whose TPS expired in April 2025. Alejandro Mayorkas, as DHS secretary, designated Venezuela under the TPS program in 2021 and then redesignated it in 2023. In January 2025, he announced that the program would be extended through October 2026. However, in February 2025, new Department of Homeland Security Chief, Kristi Noem terminated both Mayorkas’ 2023 TPS designation and his 2025 extension of the program.
President Donald Trump, a Republican, took office on Jan. 20 vowing to crack down on illegal immigration and humanitarian programs he says go beyond the intent of U.S. law. Trump tried to end most TPS enrollment during his first term but was stymied by federal courts.
There is ongoing litigation regarding whether or not the termination of TPS for Venezuelans by the administration is proper (National TPS Alliance. V. Noem) or rooted in animus and racial bias towards Venezuelans.
A federal judge in San Franciso had issued a temporary order that barred Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, from terminating the status of these TPS holders while litigation was ongoing. Recently the Supreme Court paused that lower courts order and now the Trump administration can engage in enforcement actions, including detentions and deportations, of TPS holders.
While we have not seen massive enforcement efforts against TPS holders, anyone who has TPS should consult an immigration attorney to discuss alternatives.
To schedule a free immigration consultation, call 305-859-0872.
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