Trump wrongly ended protections for Venezuelan migrants, US appeals court rules

The injunction remains on hold pending the outcome of any appeal to the Supreme Court. The US Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment

US President Donald Trump. File picture

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that US president Donald Trump's administration had likely acted unlawfully when it rolled back temporary protections from deportation granted to 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden's tenure.

A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld, a judge's ruling finding that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely lacked authority to cancel a Biden-era decision to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible Venezuelans.