Federal court rules Noem terminating temporary protected status for Venezuelans in US was illegal

A federal appeals court ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unlawfully ended legal protections for Venezuelan ...

9th Circuit Strikes Down DHS' Venezuela Protected Immigrant Status Termination

At bottom, this case comes down to the Secretary’s failure to conform to the strictures of the TPS -[temporary protected ...
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TPS for Haiti & Venezuela: Where Things Stand Now

On January 28, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision addressing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) actions related ...

Noem ending protected status for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem acted illegally when she ended legal protections giving hundreds of ...

Appeals court rules DHS Secretary Kristi Noem unlawfully ended TPS for Venezuela, Haiti

An appeals court ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unlawfully ended TPS immigration protections for Haiti ...

Over 1 million immigrants with TPS at risk for deportation in 2026

The U.S. has used Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to offer humanitarian aid to foreign nationals for over 30 years. What is ...
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Court Halts Termination of Haiti TPS; Venezuela TPS Termination Remains in Effect Pending Appeals

On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision holding that DHS lacked statutory authority to “vacate” ...

Appeals court finds Noem illegally ended deportation protections for Venezuela, Haiti

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acted unlawfully when she lifted deportation protections for Venezuela and Haiti, a ...