A federal judge in California on Monday has put a pause on the Trump administration’s plan to terminate the temporary protected status (TPS) of 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants, whose legal status was set to expire on April 7.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen issued a nationwide injunction in response to a legal case brought by the National TPS Alliance, putting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s plan to roll back protections granted by the former Biden administration on hold while the case continues.
Noem previously said that the Trump administration would revoke TPS protections for Venezuelans on the grounds that they were contrary to U.S. interests and no longer justified by conditions in Venezuela….