Trump’s attempted court to end the legal status of Venezuelans

A Federal Court of Appeals rejected a request from the government of US President Donald Trump on Friday to allow him to advance with the withdrawal of temporary legal protections to about 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants, exposing them to future deportation.

The 9th San Francisco -based US Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to interrupt the order of March 31 of a first instance judge that suspended the decision of Internal Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ending the temporary status granting some Venezuelans.

A panel of three court judges reported that the Trump government did not declare that it would suffer irreparable damage if the decision of the court of first instance remained pending appeal.

The measure to end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Venezuelans is part of Trump’s broader repression to immigration, and Friday’s decision marks the latest legal setback for their agenda.

A judge in a separate case stated that Trump government officials could face criminal accusations of contempt for violating their order to suspend the deportations of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.

TPS is available to people whose country of origin has undergone a natural disaster, armed conflict or other extraordinary event.

The decision of the 9th circuit was taken in a lawsuit filed by several Venezuelans living in the US and the National TPS Alliance, who defends immigrants who received temporary protection status.

The group and the US internal security department did not immediately respond to requests for comments.

This content was originally published in court denied Trump attempt to end the legal status of Venezuelans on the CNN Brazil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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