Supreme Court grants Trump authority to revoke protected status of over 300,000 Venezuelans

Litigation will happen in the lower courts.

Published: May 19, 2025 12:53pm

Updated: May 19, 2025 12:56pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration authority to revoke the protected status of over 300,000 Venezuelans.

The administration filed an emergency request that asked the court's nine justices to reverse a decision by the Biden administration to extend protections to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans under the federal Temporary Protected Status program, according to NBC News.

Litigation will happen in the lower courts.

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