A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration and its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration’s effort to terminate temporary legal protections for 350,000 Venezuelans, one week before these protections were due to end April 7, according to a court filing. In his ruling, Chen said TPS has broad implications for the nation. He also said that terminating these protections could harm the U.S. economy.
“Court finds that the Secretary’s action threatens to: inflict irreparable harm on hundreds of thousands of persons whose lives, families, and livelihoods will be severely disrupted, cost the United States billions in economic activity, and injure public…
