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Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Summary

A U.S. federal appeals court stopped the Trump administration's plan to end a program that allows 600,000 Venezuelans to stay and work in the United States. The court kept these protections in place while the case continues in the legal system.

Key Facts

  • The decision was made by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • The court's ruling supported a previous lower court decision.
  • The protections involved are temporary and allow Venezuelans to live and work in the U.S.
  • 600,000 people from Venezuela are affected by this ruling.
  • The program these protections fall under is called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
  • This legal decision is temporary, pending further legal proceedings.

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