On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court authorized President Donald Trump to temporarily revoke the legal status of over 500,000 immigrants, according to court documents.
The Trump administration had previously ended a special program created by former President Joe Biden, which allowed nationals from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti to reside in the U.S. for two years due to human rights crises in their home countries.
However, on April 14, a federal judge in Boston suspended the decision, stating the administration misapplied the law by using fast-track deportation rules intended for undocumented entrants against immigrants protected under government programs.
The Supreme Court, which holds a conservative majority, issued a temporary ruling while an appellate court considers the case. Progressive Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning of the “devastating consequences” of disrupting the lives of nearly half a million non-citizens while their legal claims are still pending.
On May 19, the Supreme Court also allowed the administration to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that had shielded around 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation.
President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a top priority, referring to it as an “invasion” of the U.S. by “foreign criminals” and frequently promoting mass deportation efforts — though they’ve been slowed by court challenges.
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