A San Francisco-based federal judge on Sept. 5 ruled the Trump administration may not cancel the temporary protected status (TPS) that prevents Venezuelans and Haitians from being deported from the United States.
TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States. The designation allows the federal government to develop a path to citizenship for qualifying immigrants who cannot return home safely.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to revoke TPS was unlawful.
For 35 years, he said in his ruling, presidential administrations have enforced the TPS law using available information and conferring with other federal agencies in “a process that involves careful study and analysis.”…
Judge Halts Removal of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, Haitians
