A federal judge has paused the Trump administration's decision to terminate temporary legal protections for around 350,000 Venezuelans, previously scheduled to end on April 7. This ruling follows a lawsuit filed by the National TPS Alliance. Judge Edward Chen emphasized that ending TPS could cause significant harm to families and the economy. He found no substantial counter-claim from the government regarding the continuation of TPS, suggesting the plaintiffs have a strong case against the actions by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The ruling applies nationally, providing urgent relief to these individuals.
Chen said the action by Noem "threatens to: inflict irreparable harm on hundreds of thousands of persons whose lives, families, and livelihoods will be severely disrupted, cost the United States billions in economic activity, and injure public health and safety in communities throughout the United States."
Chen noted that the government had failed to identify any "real countervailing harm in continuing TPS for Venezuelan beneficiaries" and suggested the plaintiffs will likely succeed in their case.
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