Overview

• U.S. District Judge Edward Chen vacated DHS actions to end protections, reinstating TPS for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 500,000 Haitians.
• The order takes effect immediately and, per the ruling, protections extend at least into October 2026 unless a higher court reverses it.
• DHS/USCIS had set a 60-day wind-down ending at 11:59 p.m. on November 7, 2025 for the 2021 Venezuela designation via a Federal Register notice, which the court’s order undercuts.
• Chen called the termination effort unlawful and “without precedent” in its form and speed, faulting a truncated process that offered only a short runway.
• DHS under Secretary Kristi Noem cited improved conditions, a migration “magnet” effect, and security concerns tied to groups such as Tren de Aragua, and the government is expected to appeal.