SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s plans to end temporary protections for 600,000 Venezuelans who have permission to live and work in the U.S. This means those migrants whose protections expired or are about to expire might be allowed to stay. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said plaintiffs were likely to prevail on their claim that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had no authority to vacate Temporary Protected Status extensions granted by a previous administration. A San Francisco judge in March said the same and ordered a pause on terminations, but the Supreme Court reversed him without explanation.
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