In a significant ruling, the US Supreme Court has once again sided with the Trump administration, allowing the removal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from approximately 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants. This decision, handed down on Friday, marks the second time the conservative-majority court has supported the administration’s efforts to revoke this protective measure. The court’s three liberal justices dissented, highlighting the ongoing legal and humanitarian debate surrounding the issue. The ruling overturns a September decision by US District Judge Edward Chen in California, which had blocked the administration’s move to strip Venezuelans of TPS. TPS is a critical program that shields individuals from deportation and permits them to work legally in the US, typically granted to those facing extreme dangers such as war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions in their home countries. Venezuela, currently grappling with a severe economic crisis and governed by a regime widely criticized as autocratic and corrupt, remains a focal point of this contentious policy. The Supreme Court’s brief order emphasized that, absent a new directive from it or a lower court, Judge Chen’s earlier ruling remains suspended. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the dissenting justices, criticized the majority for prioritizing the administration’s urgency over the welfare of TPS beneficiaries and the legal reasoning of lower courts. This decision aligns with President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, aimed at fulfilling his campaign promise to expel millions of undocumented individuals. However, his efforts have faced repeated legal challenges, including from the Supreme Court, which has upheld the right of targeted individuals to contest their deportation in court. TPS for Venezuelans was initially granted under President Joe Biden, who characterized the Maduro regime as repressive.