The Trump administration’s immigration policies have been characterized by fear-mongering, racial profiling, and a disregard for due process, resulting in the mass deportation of immigrants and the erosion of trust in government.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a federal court ruling that had protected Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), leaving approximately 600,000 people at risk of deportation.
Attorneys for Venezuelan and Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders have filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging justices to reject the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a federal ruling that blocked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from stripping TPS protections.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to comply with his earlier ruling restoring Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians, after the government failed to update its systems and blocked TPS holders from re-registering.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status from Venezuelans and Haitians was unlawful, restoring protections for over one million people and dealing a significant blow to one of the administration’s most aggressive immigration policies.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it attempted to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, affirming that the lower court has the authority to decide the case.
UCLA law professor Hiroshi Motomura argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policies are part of a broader political strategy to reshape the US identity, instill fear in immigrant communities, and redefine who counts as an American.
CARECEN-LA Executive Director Martha Arevalo has denounced the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles as a “campaign of terror,” warning that immigrant communities are facing unprecedented levels of militarized enforcement, racial profiling, and rights violations.
A lawsuit has been filed challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 60,000 individuals from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, arguing that it is unlawful and a deliberate step towards dismantling humanitarian protections for immigrants.