“President Trump is restoring America’s immigration system.” That is how Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to end the temporary protected status (TPS) for about 300,000 Venezuelans who crossed U.S. borders, unvetted by proper immigration procedures.
The procedural move granting protection was set up by the previous administration of Democrat President Joe Biden. Then the coverage period was extended just before President Donald Trump’s January 2025 inauguration.
The Trump administration believes that it was an improper and politically motivated workaround to the nation’s immigration process. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blocked the Biden-era allowance, a move quickly challenged in the courts.
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