9TH CIRCUIT BLOCKS DHS MOVE TO END TPS DEPORTATION PROTECTIONS FOR 600,000 VENEZUELANS; SCOTUS REVIEW LOOMS

Legal analyst Steve Vladeck explains late-August appellate rulings that constrain Trump administration actions, including a unanimous Ninth Circuit decision finding DHS likely lacked authority to terminate TPS for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans. He details how Supreme Court stays and timelines shape whether protections lapse, and notes a Federal Circuit ruling limiting Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs. The piece argues these cases are poised to drive the Supreme Court’s upcoming term.