Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

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Source: AP

Updated 1:03 PM EDT, May 19, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. A federal appeals court had earlier rejected the administration’s request to put the order on hold while the lawsuit continues.

The case is the latest in a string of emergency appeals President Donald Trump’s administration has made to the Supreme Court, many of them related to immigration. Last week, the government asked the court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, setting them up for potential deportation as well.

The high court also has been involved in legal battles over Trump’s efforts to swiftly deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-venezuelans-deportation-trump-5589f17e0ecd5d33bfb220e15720f88d

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Article updated.

Original article -

Updated 12:42 PM EDT, May 19, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.

[Polybius]

1. "with only one noted dissent"

So it was an 8-1 decision? Can't wait to read more details.

[FBaggins]

12. That was essentially it - except that justice Jackson was named

The order ended with - "Justice Jackson would deny the application."

[BaronChocula]

2. I hope this isn't SCOTUS in compromise mode

Makes "Judgment at Nuremberg" come to mind... again.

[NJCher]

3. Ketanji Brown Jackson had earlier said

she would rule against the maladministration.

I want to know what the specific protections were. I'll search for that answer.

The NY Times story says: The justices also clarified, however, that they would preserve the ability of individual immigrants to bring some legal challenges if the government tried to cancel their work permits or to remove them from the country.

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on edit: here's the info on the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019.

[NJCher]

4. Here's the link:

to the act. On the bottom of page 2 and going on to p. 3, it tells what the protections are.

PDF to Venezuela TPS Act of 2019

[ananda]

5. Trump said court be scared...

and now they are.

[NJCher]

6. Which countries have TPS?

As of January 2025, the following 17 countries were designated for TPS and the designation had not expired:

Afghanistan (Extended until May 20, 2025)
Burma (Valid through November 25, 2025)
Cameroon (Extended until June 7, 2025)
El Salvador (Extended until September 9, 2026)
Ethiopia (Valid through December 12, 2025)
Haiti (Extended through February 3, 2026)
Honduras (Extended until July 5, 2025)
Lebanon (Valid through May 27, 2026)
Nepal (Extended until June 24, 2025)
Nicaragua (Extended until July 5, 2025)
Somalia (Extended until March 17, 2026)
South Sudan (Extended until May 3, 2025)
Sudan (Extended until October 19, 2026)
Syria (Extended until September 30, 2025)
Ukraine (Extended until October 19, 2025)
Venezuela (Extended until October 2, 2025)
Yemen (Extended until March 3, 2026)

[Beacool]

7. So 350K Venezuelans are in gangs or members of the cartels?

Got it...

[underpants]

9. Yep. All of them.

🙄

[bluestarone]

8. So wrong in so many ways!!

Jesus H Christ!!

[Escurumbele]

10. The irony of all this is that venezuelans (venezolanos) have been ardent supporters of trump, to an extent that

some people started naming them "MagaZolanos". Those who are now citizens and can vote voted for the guy who wants now to deport their family members, and if he can, deport them as well too, and who knows if he wants to send them to El Salvador, I have a feeling that he, his family, and who knows who else, are making some hefty dollars out of the arrangement with El Salvador.

Venezuelans would not hear about John Bolton's chapter 9 of his book where he explains trump's admiration for Maduro, in their minds trump was going to get rid of Maduro and his regime, while in the meantime trump was just taking notes as he considers Maduro "Strong & Intelligent", that is according to John Bolton. I may not like John Bolton, but he is an intelligent man, and there is no reason to doubt what he wrote in his book.

I passed chapter 9, which is dedicated entirely to Venezuela, to a Venezuelan friend of mine who is very well versed on things Venezuelan, he corroborated every bit of history Bolton wrote in that chapter, was impressed of his knowledge on people, dates, and events Bolton presented in it.

[Polybius]

11. So, what was the breakdown?

Anyone?