Despite Supreme Court Stay, Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking TPS for Thousands of Venezuelans
By Susie Moore | 12:30 PM on June 01, 2025The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen (Northern District of California) issued an order blocking the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from thousands of Venezuelans, this despite the fact that the Supreme Court issued a stay in the case on May 19.
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking the temporary protected status of roughly 5,000 Venezuelans who are in the U.S., despite Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s February decision to terminate a Biden-era extension of the program.
U.S. District Judge Edward E. Chen in San Francisco ruled Friday that thousands of Venezuelans who received paperwork extending their protected status during a brief period earlier this year could keep it. That period began when then-Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended protected status for Venezuelans in January and ended when Noem terminated it in February.
Chen wrote that if their paperwork has their protected status ending in October 2026, those Venezuelans should not be eligible for deportation while the case is ongoing.
If you're like me, at first blush, that headline and the above description of Chen's ruling are both puzzling and disturbing. How can/could he do that if the Supreme Court issued a stay in the case?!
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/06/01/despite-supreme-court-stay-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-revoking-tps-for-thousands-of-venezuelans-n2189892
