A federal judge in California has temporarily halted the effort of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status

On March 31, 2025, a California federal court in National TPS Alliance v. Noem granted the plaintiffs’ motion to postpone the actions taken

The Tonito family endured a 14-month journey to reach a safe haven in the US. That prospect has vanished in two months under the new administration

Chen, who was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama, a Democrat, said his order in the lawsuit brought by the National TPS Alliance applies nationally. Noem had also announced the end of TPS for an estimated 250,000 additional Venezuelans in September.

The bicycle Frank rides to his restaurant job on Northern Boulevard in the Jackson Heights section of Queens doubles as a food delivery vehicle for his side hustles at DoorDash and Uber.

The end of Temporary Protected Status would have kept thousands of Venezuelan immigrants from working in Florida, where jobs outnumber job seekers.

The loss of TPS doesn’t necessarily mean all of these people will immediately leave the country. Some will seek legal or illegal means to stay.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Monday from ending a program that aimed to revoke the legal status for 600,000 Venezuelans to live and work temporarily in the U.S. and leave ...

I came to the U.S. via unconventional means. When I was a teenager in Venezuela, I talked to lots of people online. I made friends with a group of Minnesotan teens around 2017 and visited them a year later. Despite the distance, we stayed in contact and maintained a close friendship. The seed was planted: I wanted to move to the U.S.