Trump Sued Over Ending Protections for Haitians, Venezuelans (2)

The Trump administration unlawfully ended temporary protected status for thousands of Haitian and Venezuelan nationals living in the United States, according to a new complaint filed Monday.

TPS is a humanitarian program that gives a “critical lifeline” to immigrants who fled their homes as a result of a natural disaster or violence and political upheaval, the complaint says.

A group of immigrant organizations say the US Department of Homeland Security’s vacaturs of TPS extensions are unlawful under the US Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act and should be immediately enjoined and set aside, according to their lawsuit filed in the ...