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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Venezuelans
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a provisional ruling in 2025 authorizing the lifting of Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. Nearly 600,000 now face legal uncertainty after the status, which permitted legal work and residence while return to Venezuela was considered dangerous, was terminated.
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U.S. Supreme Court provisionally authorised the Trump administration in 2025 to lift Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States. The ruling came after the Trump administration sought to end the program.
Nearly 600,000 Venezuelans now live in a state of profound legal uncertainty. Temporary Protected Status had allowed Venezuelans to work legally and remain in the United States as long as their return to Venezuela was deemed dangerous. The provisional ruling in 2025 on TPS for Venezuelans affects hundreds of thousands who had relied on the designation.
France 24 reported that the decision leaves recipients without the protections that permitted both employment and lawful presence. FRANCE 24's Fanny Allard and Fraser Jackson reported from Florida on the developments surrounding the end of protections for this population.
The US Supreme Court made a provisional ruling in 2025 on TPS for Venezuelans after the Trump administration moved to terminate the status.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans were affected by the lifting of TPS. The scale of the change is reflected in the nearly 600,000 Venezuelans now confronting uncertain legal standing in the country. Earlier this year the Supreme Court acted on the Trump administration's request, granting provisional approval to proceed with ending the designation.
Those covered had previously maintained work authorization and deferred enforcement of removal based on conditions in Venezuela.
