Overview

• The filing, lodged on September 19, seeks to vacate U.S. District Judge Edward Chen’s order after a Ninth Circuit panel declined to pause it.
• The dispute stems from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s move earlier this year to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans before its scheduled expiration.
• Government lawyers argue that allowing beneficiaries to remain is contrary to the national interest and warn of a potential migration pull effect.
• Plaintiffs contend the revocation violated the Administrative Procedure Act and say the decision was tainted by political and racial bias.
• The request follows a terse Supreme Court order in May that let the administration proceed, a posture that has left some lower-court judges unsure how to interpret emergency directives.