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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sudhin Thanawala

US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority when she ended temporary protected status for Venezuelans.

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