Supreme Court Allows Trump to Temporarily End Protected Status for Venezuelans

Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor opposed the decision.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court on Oct. 3 temporarily lifted a block on the Trump administration’s attempt to remove protected status for Venezuelan migrants, opening the door to deportations.

The decision followed a similar decision by the court in May and came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had weighed in on the issue.