Supreme Court allows Trump to end TPS for Venezuelans
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Luis Cortes Romero a DACA recipient and immigration lawyer with Novo Legal explains implications of Supreme Court ruling to allow Trump administration to cancel protected status for Venezuelans. Trump officials asked the justices to lift a lower-court order that barred the administration from ending TPS for Venezuelans while litigation continues.
The Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Venezuelans may have implications for 350,000 living in the U.S.
When TPS ends, those with pending asylum applications can legally remain in the U.S. while awaiting a decision. Many Venezuelans have been waiting for years for their asylum cases to be resolved. For them, the end of TPS will have little immediate effect, as they can continue to stay legally while their applications are processed.
South Florida immigration attorney on end of protections for Venezuelans 02:48. A Supreme Court decision has stripped legal protections for more than 350,000 Venezuelan migrants l