Fri Sep 19 21:24:50 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

A federal judge has ruled against the U.S. government’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan migrants, arguing that the decision by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem violated laws on government conduct. The Department of Justice is now seeking an emergency order from the Supreme Court to overturn this ruling. This is the second time the DOJ has appealed to the Supreme Court on this matter. The legal battle revolves around the Secretary’s authority to end TPS, which provides protection from deportation and work authorization for people from countries facing extraordinary circumstances. Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country due to political and economic crises.

**News Article:**

**U.S. Government Appeals to Supreme Court to End Protections for Venezuelan Migrants**

**Washington D.C.** – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has once again appealed to the Supreme Court, seeking an emergency order to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. This move comes after a federal judge ruled that the decision by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end TPS violated federal law regulating government conduct.

The DOJ argues that the judge’s ruling forces the Secretary to allow hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to remain in the U.S., despite her determination that doing so is “contrary to the national interest.”

This is the second time this case has reached the Supreme Court. The court previously sided with the Trump administration in overturning a temporary order blocking the termination of TPS. However, a more recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen concluded that Secretary Noem’s decision was unlawful. The DOJ accuses lower courts of disregarding previous Supreme Court orders.

TPS was established by Congress in 1990, grants protection from deportation and work authorization to individuals from countries facing extraordinary circumstances such as armed conflict or environmental disasters. Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country in recent years due to political repression and a severe economic crisis. The Biden administration had previously extended TPS for about 600,000 Venezuelans through October 2026. The Supreme Court’s decision will have significant implications for these individuals.

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