Trump will be able to revoke immigration protection for 350.000 Venezuelans after a Supreme Court ruling.

The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily suspended this luneIt was a court order that protected some 350.000 Venezuelans from deportation. The decision favors the immigration policy of President Donald Trump, who has promised to expel millions of undocumented migrants.

Setback for Venezuelan migrants

The Trump administration will be able to withdraw Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Venezuelans in 2023. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem justified the revocation. stating that maintaining TPS harms national security and represents an economic burden for local communities.

Trump had already asked the Supreme Court to stay the order of California federal judge Edward Chen. Chen had temporarily blocked the cancellation, accusing the government of racially motivated violations and procedural norms.

However, the highest court gave the government the green light while the case continues in lower courts. The measure leaves hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans vulnerable and at immediate risk of deportation.

Complaints and accusations of racism

In his initial ruling, Chen said that revoking TPS would cause irreparable harm to affected families and the U.S. economy. He also accused the Trump administration of acting with racial animus toward Venezuelan migrants.

The administration insists that many TPS beneficiaries are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a gang designated as a terrorist organization. Under this pretext, Trump also used the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members to prisons in El Salvador, a move criticized by lawyers who claim it unfairly criminalizes innocent people.

Immediate and worrying impactcupwidespread action

The Supreme Court's decision only protects the 250.000 Venezuelans who received TPS in 2021. For the rest, the outlook is critical.

"My daughter and I cannot safely return to Venezuela, which is in crisis. The immediate loss of our TPS status causes incredible harm," said one affected person, identified as ER, who fears deportation.

The cancellation of TPS for Venezuelans is the most significant anti-immigrant measure taken by Trump since returning to power. Ahilan Arulanantham, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the Supreme Court's decision "shocking" and warned that its effects will be felt for generations.

The U.S. Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to eliminate TPS, which protected nearly 350.000 Venezuelans. This would leave thousands undocumented.

I will say three things about this:

1.-) The TPS defense should have focused primarily on demonstrating that… pic.twitter.com/NAr8LLjlY2

— Jesus Leon (@Jesusleon17ve) May 19, 2025

Continuation of the case

The case will return to lower courts where it will be finally decided whether the TPS rescission is legally binding. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving forward with its goal of drastically reducing protected immigration to the United States, while the Venezuelan community in the country faces growing uncertainty.