Jonathan Turley broke down the ruling this morning from the Supreme Court, allowing the Trump administration to end the TPS protections granted by Joe Biden for hundreds of thousands of illegals from Venezuela and three other countries, including Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua.
Here’s what he wrote:
The Supreme Court delivered a win for the Administration today by lifting the injunction on the move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for hundreds of thousands of people allowed into the country by Biden from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
…A California district judge had blocked the move and the Ninth Circuit refused to lift the injunction. It will now go back to the Ninth Circuit for the resolution of the merits. Only Justice Jackson dissented in the order today… https://t.co/4tojEE31Hq
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
…Notably, while the statute states that this special status could be assigned on a “case-by-case” basis, the Biden Administration unlawfully adopted a wholesale policy granting temporary parole to hundreds of thousands of individuals from four countries — Cuba, Haiti,…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
…hundreds of thousands of individuals from four countries — Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (“CHNV”) …
…Yet, the district court would have required case-by-case determinations to end the status. The law however barred review of these determinations:
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory)… no court shall have jurisdiction to review … any other decision or action of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority for which is specified under this title to be in the discretion of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, other than the granting of relief under section 208(a). [8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) (emphasis added).]”
…The administration was open about its desire to remove these individuals before they accrued over two years of continuous presence, as that would trigger a longer removal process.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
…The language underlying this special status is highly deferential to the government. The status as parolees is temporary and can be terminated, in the view of the Administration…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
…These paroles brought this challenge in one of the most liberal circuits in the country and could still prevail before the Ninth Circuit. It would then be back to the Supreme Court for a review of the merits if the writ is granted.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 19, 2025
I say deport them all, if possible, before the Ninth Circuit can delay the process longer by forcing this to go before the Supreme Court. I know the focus of the administration is on violent criminal illegals, but this is a big opportunity.