Court Halts Trump Admin’s Move to Revoke Protected Status of Venezuelans

Judge says the plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success in demonstrating that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s actions are ‘unauthorized by law.’

Venezuelan illegal immigrants deported from the United States peer through windows of an Eastern Airlines plane upon arriving at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on March 30, 2025. Cristian Hernandez/AP Photo

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.