The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that currently prevents them from ending a temporary protection status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General John Sauer requested, via an emergency appeal, that the Supreme Court intervene in a decision made by California-based US District Judge Edward Chen, allowing the administration to carry on with its plans to cancel TPS, which Fox News reports is currently protected.
Sauer described Chen’s ruling as “unacceptable.”
“The reasoning from the district court is not acceptable,” Sauer mentioned to the High Court, emphasizing that the program represents “a particularly discretionary, sensitive, foreign policy judgment of the administrative department on immigration policy.”
As noted by Breitbart News, this emergency appeal follows a ruling issued by Chen at the end of March, which prevented the Trump administration from revoking TPS for many Venezuelan immigrants, some of whom are believed to be connected to the Tren de Aragua Gang.
Chen’s ruling “highlighted the economic contributions of immigrants, suggesting it legitimizes their legal status despite U.S. laws”:
[They] Most U.S. citizens (40-54% hold a bachelor’s degree) enjoy higher education, resulting in higher labor participation rates (80-96%) [partly due to their relatively younger ages]…and annually, we contribute billions to the U.S. economy, including substantial Social Security taxes.
CBS News reported that in February, Homeland Security Secretary Christi Noem “rescinded” the TPS amnesty for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants.
The cancellation of TPS for these immigrants, originally set to expire in April, follows an extension made by former DHS executive director Alejandro Mayorkas, which allowed TPS to continue for around 850,000 individuals until 2026.
“While the order remains, the secretary is obligated to permit hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan citizens to stay in the country.”
