A federal judge delayed the Trump administration’s attempt to strip around 350,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. of their temporary protected status, accusing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem of making “sweeping generalizations" about Venezuelans with the immigration status.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/67eb241c8ebefc85def01cfd/President-Trump-Signs-Executive-Orders-In-The-Oval-Office/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1944&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1296" alt="President Trump Signs Executive Orders In The Oval Office" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">The ruling was issued Monday evening. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Judge Edward M. Chen <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.444868/gov.uscourts.cand.444868.93.0_2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.444868/gov.uscourts.cand.444868.93.0_2.pdf" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.444868/gov.uscourts.cand.444868.93.0_2.pdf" aria-label="granted a motion">granted a motion</a> by the National TPS Alliance to postpone the removal of temporary protected status from Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.</p>  </div>


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Some 350,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. were at risk of losing temporary protected status on April 7.{ai:summary}<p>A federal judge has postponed the Trump administration's effort to revoke temporary protected status for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for making broad generalizations about the migrants. </p><p>Judge Edward M. Chen's ruling comes after a motion from the National TPS Alliance. The situation is ongoing and updates are expected. #illegals</p>

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Removing Venezuelan Migrant Protections

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