Venezuelan TPS Holders Sue Trump Administration Over Attempt to Strip Protections
The Trump administration has targeted Temporary Protected Status recipients in his efforts to restrict the number of noncitizens in the United States. Here is the latest from a UCLA Law press release:
TPS HOLDERS SUE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO STRIP PROTECTION FROM VENEZUELAN
SAN FRANCISCO – A group of Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) [yesterday] sued the Trump administration over its unprecedented attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of migrants of lawful immigration status.
The suit, brought by the National TPS Alliance and eight Venezuelan TPS holders, accuses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of illegally revoking an 18-month extension of TPS for Venezuelans that the Biden administration granted in January. Noem’s reversal means 350,000 Venezuelans will now lose TPS on April 7 – in less than two months – and another 250,000 are expected to lose TPS in September 2025, instead of retaining protection through October 2026.
The suit argues that DHS violated the Administrative Procedure Act because the law does not permit early terminations and failed to follow the necessary rules by rushing to its new decision without the required review.
The suit also challenges the termination as motivated by racial animus in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection. During the campaign, and in announcing the new TPS decision, Secretary Noem and President Trump have consistently used racist tropes to dehumanize Venezuelans.
The plaintiffs are represented by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the ACLU Foundations of Northern California and Southern California, and the Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at UCLA School of Law.
Read the complaint: HERE
KJ