The temporary program allows Venezuelans to work lawfully in the U.S. and avoid deportation while their country is riddled with crime and unrest.

On March 31, 2025, in National TPS Alliance v. Noem, et al., Judge Edward M. Chen in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

The judge wrote that granting the stay while the case is appealed would likely lead to the government deporting thousands of Venezuelans next week, an action that cannot be undone.

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy and Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn discuss the hearing at a federal court over the Trump administration’s alleged terrorist gang member deportations on ‘The Story.

Judge Neomi Rao wrote in dissent that an appeal about the scope of Trump’s blanket pardon “presents exceptional circumstances.”

A U.S. judge will hold a hearing on Thursday over whether the Trump administration violated his order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely-invoked 18th century law.

A federal judge said he’s weighing whether to cite Trump administration officials for contempt for violating his order to immediately halt deportations of Venezuelans suspected of being gang members.

Justice Department attorneys will appear before Judge James Boasberg on Thursday to make its case for why the Trump administration did not violate his orders halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans the government has accused of being part of a gang.

There are several court hearings expected surrounding cases involving Trump administration immigration policies, including the deportation flights to El Salvador case and the pending deportation proceedings for Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk.