Venezuelan immigrants detained in a federal raid in Chicago have spoken out about their experiences, revealing that they were taken away in the middle of the night with no explanation and have since been deported or detained in jails across the US.
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.