The administration requested that the lower court lift the suspension that had been in place in March, and the top court’s justices issued a quick order on Monday.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ended a 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuelans that had been granted by the former president’s administration in February.
TPS is a program that prevents deportation for noncitizens who are temporarily resident of the US and who want to work there if DHS determines that their home country is unsafe to travel back to.
In recent years, thousands of people have fled Venezuela as a result of crippling economic crisis and political repression, which was reportedly brought on by US sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s administration.
On Monday, the Supreme Court did not explain why it sided with the Trump administration. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal, “would reject” the government’s request, according to the ruling.
TPS designations are not subject to judicial review, according to the DHS.
Noem cited gang membership and “adverse effects on US workers,” saying Venezuela’s designation for 2023 was “contrary to the national interest.” She maintained, however, a Venezuelan TPS that was previously in place.
DHS welcomed the decision on Monday, claiming that “gang members” and “known terrorists and murderers” were not the beneficiaries of the Biden administration’s TPS.
In a social media post, the Trump administration stated that the country’s immigration system is “reinstituting integrity to keep our country and its citizens safe.”
Democrats objected to the Trump administration’s claim that those who fall under the TPS designation are criminals and “terrorists,” calling the deportation attempt as cruel.
In a statement, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said, “Venezuelans face extreme oppression, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and torture.”
Source: Aljazeera
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