Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end deportation protection for Venezuelans

A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.

Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end deportation protection for Venezuelans
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through windows of an Eastern Airlines plane upon arriving at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.

(Image credit: Cristian Hernandez)