Overview

• The Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a federal judge’s order that blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan nationals.
• Judge Edward Chen issued a nationwide injunction on March 31, citing that the termination was based on negative stereotypes and lacked sufficient justification.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem terminated Venezuela's TPS designation in February, stating it was contrary to national interest, but her decision has been challenged in court.
• The DOJ asserts that the judiciary has overstepped its authority, arguing that TPS decisions fall under the discretionary powers of the executive branch as granted by Congress.
• The Supreme Court has given TPS beneficiaries until May 8 to respond to the DOJ's request to lift the injunction while the case proceeds.