SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration To Revoke TPS For 350,000 Venezuelans

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision to allow the Trump administration to rescind Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, as well as migrants from Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua, pending ongoing litigation. This decision lifts lower court injunctions that had temporarily blocked the administration's efforts to terminate protections granted during the Biden administration. The court's order, which Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from, underscores the executive branch's discretion in immigration and foreign policy matters, which Congress delegated to the Department of Homeland Security. The termination of TPS threatens to strip these migrants of their legal status and work authorizations, potentially exposing them to deportation amid unstable conditions in their home countries. The ruling is viewed as a significant victory for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over its immigration policies. Litigation will continue in lower courts regarding the merits of the rescission and related employment authorizations.