The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), allowing the agency to proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals residing in the United States.

The 6-3 decision clears the path for the removal of 300,000 to 600,000 Venezuelans who had been shielded under TPS designations issued during Joe Biden’s presidency.

🚨 BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court clears the way for the Trump admin to REVOKE Temporary Protected Status for 600K Venezuelans, paving the path for mass deportations! pic.twitter.com/RNiBMS9Qcq

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In the Court’s opinion, justices affirmed that their earlier ruling on the matter still applied.

“Although the posture of the case has changed, the parties’ legal arguments and relative harms generally have not. The same result that we reached in May is appropriate here,” the decision stated.

The Immigration Act of 1990 authorized the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant TPS to migrants from countries experiencing extraordinary or temporary conditions, such as armed conflicts or natural disasters, that would make their safe return impossible.

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The designation allows recipients to remain and work in the United States until the conditions in their home country change.

In March 2021, then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas granted TPS protections to Venezuelans who had been residing in the U.S. since March 8, 2021.

That designation was extended in September 2022 through March 10, 2024, and later extended again through September 10, 2025.

In October 2023, Mayorkas further expanded eligibility to Venezuelans who had resided in the U.S. since July 31, 2023, significantly increasing the number of migrants covered under the program.

On January 17, 2025, Mayorkas announced another extension of TPS protections for Venezuelans through October 2, 2026.

The decision to repeatedly expand TPS came under immediate legal scrutiny. Upon taking office, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem rescinded Mayorkas’s extensions and sought to return TPS policy to its original statutory framework.

DHS argued that Mayorkas exceeded his legal authority and undermined the “temporary” nature of the protections.

The legal fight was most contentious in the Northern District of California, where U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, repeatedly ruled against DHS.

Even after the Supreme Court issued its initial ruling in May affirming DHS’s authority, Chen again ruled that the agency could not terminate protections, stating that the Supreme Court’s order “did not provide any specific analysis.”

When DHS appealed, the Ninth Circuit sided with Chen, prolonging the dispute.

The Supreme Court’s latest decision directly rebukes those rulings, reaffirming DHS’s authority to end the TPS program for Venezuelans.

The Supreme Court’s decision paves the way for the removal of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living under TPS.

Additional benefit — since both temporary and permanent injunctive relief have now both been reversed by SCOTUS, the Trump Admin can proceed with immediate removal of any Venezuelan covered by either of the two TPS designations, and neither the District Judge nor the Ninth… https://t.co/cpEZrcpVcx

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The ruling comes as the Trump administration continues to focus resources on border security and broader immigration enforcement.

The return of large numbers of Venezuelan nationals could have repercussions in South America, particularly for the government of Nicolás Maduro.

The Trump administration has previously signaled its opposition to Maduro’s regime and taken steps to increase pressure on Caracas.

With this decision, DHS is expected to move forward with plans to terminate the program and begin removals in coordination with U.S. immigration enforcement.

The ruling represents a significant turning point in ongoing legal and policy battles over the use of TPS designations and the federal government’s broader immigration authority.