Supreme Court Gives Trump Admin

The Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a major victory by allowing his administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan migrants living in the United States.

In an 8–1 decision, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting, the Court lifted a lower court injunction that had blocked the move. The ruling clears the way for the administration to revoke TPS for about 300,000 Venezuelans.

The Justice Department argued that the lower court had exceeded its authority by interfering with executive powers. U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer said decisions about TPS involve “discretionary, sensitive, and foreign-policy-laden judgments” best left to the executive branch.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in February that Venezuela “no longer meets the conditions for the 2023 designation,” adding that continued protection for migrants was “contrary to the national interest.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling reverses policies under the Biden administration, which had extended TPS protections for Venezuelans through early 2025 and beyond.

Previously, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen had halted the administration’s plan, criticizing its justification as discriminatory and calling claims portraying migrants as criminals “baseless and racist.”

With the injunction now lifted, the Trump administration can move forward with ending protections — a decision likely to affect thousands of families and intensify debate over immigration policy and humanitarian protections in the U.S.