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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation

By MARK SHERMAN
Updated 2:12 PM CDT, May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.

The high court’s order appears to be the “single largest action in modern American history stripping any group of non-citizens of immigration status,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, one of the attorneys for Venezuelan migrants.

“This decision will force families to be in an impossible position either choosing to survive or choosing stability,” said Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera, who sued to try and stop the Trump administration from revoking legal protections from her and others like her.

“Venezuelans are not criminals,” Gonzalez Herrera said.

“We all deserve the chance to thrive without being sent back to danger,” she said. ...

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Biden's cancer diagnosis raises fresh questions about his health in White House

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The news that he has "aggressive" prostate cancer has some medics asking why it was not detected sooner.
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French police launch prison hunt for mini Chinese-made phones

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The phones, no bigger than a cigarette-lighter, were being used to mastermind crimes from inside jail.
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Spain clamps down on Airbnb as tourism backlash returns for summer

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Spanish government calls for the removal of almost 66,000 property listings saying they breach tourism rules.
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Seven Mexican youths shot dead at church festivity

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The young men were shot dead as they lingered in a village square after a church festivity.
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India's 'Silicon Valley' flooded after heavy rains

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three people have been killed in Bengaluru after the city received heavy rainfall from Sunday night.
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Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The former US president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office says.
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Undocumented mother in Florida facing $1.8 million ICE fine for not leaving country

  • News source: Hatzel Vela
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An undocumented mother in Florida is speaking out after she was allegedly issued a nearly $2 million fine by immigration officials.
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Reporter's Notebook: Trump faces uphill battle to secure votes for 'big, beautiful bill' before recess

  • News source: FOX News
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This morning marks the biggest domestic challenge of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

The question is whether he can close the deal with skeptical House Republicans and convince them to support the so-called "big, beautiful bill."

It’s doubtful the bill has the votes to pass right now. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., intends to pass the bill before releasing members for the Memorial Day recess.

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Trump heads to the Hill to rally Republicans for his budget bill

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — President Trump is meeting Tuesday with House Republicans as leaders try to push a massive budget package containing the president's legislative priorities over its last hurdle before it can get to the floor.

The president is expected to turn up the pressure on members to fall in line as the party's dueling factions have threatened to upend the plan as they set down apparent red lines that don't align with the demands made from other members.

Upon arriving on Capitol Hill, Mr. Trump urged that Republicans are a "very unified party,"...
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Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.
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Iran's Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will lead to agreement

  • News source: BBC News - World
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"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.
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Expert reveals how companies are rebranding 'toxic' DEI policies to skirt Trump-era bans: 'New wrapper'

  • News source: FOX News
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GOP senator says federal government will 'need to play a big role' after tornadoes ravage Midwest

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said Monday that local communities are facing "devastation" and that the state will need Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding "at the least" after violent tornadoes took dozens of lives over the weekend.

Hawley, who spoke to Fox News Digital on the phone while walking through Missouri neighborhoods ravaged by the storms, emphasized that "a lot of people are hurting."

"These aren't just pieces of real estate," Hawley explained. "I mean, these are homes that people grew up in. These are neighborhoods where...
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Federal judge blocks Trump dismantling of US Institute of Peace

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, writing in a ruling that the removal of its board members and the takeover of its headquarters by members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are actions that are "null and void."

The response this week from U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell comes after the Institute filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in March calling for "the immediate intervention of this Court to stop Defendants from completing the unlawful dismantling...
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Trump heads to Capitol Hill to push 'big, beautiful bill'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump is headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push Republicans toward passing his "big, beautiful bill."

Trump's visit comes as House Republicans are split between spending hawks who want to cut more of the deficit and moderates who are seeking expanded tax deductions for Americans. Trump himself pushed tax cuts in a statement on Monday.

"If we don't get it, that means the Democrats will have stopped us. And that means people will get a 68% tax increase, the largest in history. And if we do get it, we're going to have the largest...
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