SCOTUS Gives Decision On Temporary Legal Status For Some Migrants

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Rachel Stevenson
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Well, well, well—would you look at that? In an emergency order that sent shockwaves through every progressive coffeehouse from Berkeley to Brooklyn, the Supreme Court just reminded the Biden administration that no, it does not get to rewrite immigration law on the fly just because it thinks compassion should trump the Constitution. The Court, in a move that stunned precisely no one paying attention, sided with the Trump administration on May 19, greenlighting the decision to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans—an Obama-era workaround that the Biden folks had treated like a permanent amnesty card.

Of course, the liberal media won’t tell you this part, but this decision wasn’t close. It was overwhelmingly one-sided—only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Biden pick whose resume checks all the right diversity boxes, bothered to dissent publicly. Even then, she didn’t provide a reason, which tells you all you need to know about the strength of her legal position. It’s not about law; it’s about narrative.

Let’s rewind. TPS was meant to be a short-term humanitarian protection—temporary being the keyword. But leave it to the Democrats to turn a stopgap into a backdoor to citizenship, even when the conditions in Venezuela (as bad as they still are) don’t meet the statutory threshold for TPS renewal. Enter Kristi Noem, now Homeland Security Secretary, who decided enough was enough. She revoked the designation, calling out the Biden crew for trying to “tie our hands.” For the first time in a long while, someone in the federal government remembered their job wasn’t to serve activist NGOs but the American people.

Naturally, the usual suspects sued. The National TPS Alliance—the same folks who want mass legalization at any cost—went ballistic, arguing Noem didn’t “follow procedure.” Translation: She didn’t play their bureaucratic game of delay and drown. A San Francisco judge, Edward Chen, predictably blocked the revocation, clutching his pearls over alleged “racism” and “animus,” because apparently, pointing out that criminal gangs like Tren de Aragua might not be ideal guests in your country is now hate speech. Give us a break.

Chen even went as far as to say Noem’s move was based on “generalized false stereotypes.” Really? Tell that to the victims of Venezuelan crime syndicates who’ve turned parts of Latin America into war zones. Trump didn’t invent this narrative—he responded to it. And let’s not gloss over the absurdity of calling executive decisions racist while defending judicial activism that cherry-picks cases with the political impact of a grenade. That’s not justice. That’s ideological lawfare.

And let’s not forget that while the same judge was crying racism, the administration was out there making clear that the TPS system had been abused—shocker! The program had morphed into a de facto open-border invitation under Biden’s leadership. It’s not just about Venezuela. It’s about the precedent. Because if the courts can force a president to maintain TPS for decades, they can effectively grant amnesty without a single vote in Congress. That’s not how a constitutional republic works.

Meanwhile, the Court’s ruling slams the door shut—at least temporarily—on that little end run around the law. And while the Left is busy hyperventilating over the supposed cruelty of enforcing immigration statutes, the rest of the country is breathing a little easier knowing that someone in Washington is actually interested in national security.

In classic fashion, Biden’s DOJ whined about “intrusion” on executive power when it suited them—but of course, they had no problem when judges halted Trump’s policies at every turn. Funny how separation of powers is only sacred when the other team’s in charge, huh?

And just when you thought it couldn’t get more absurd, enter Judge Edward Chen—yes, the same district-level judge in San Francisco whose courtroom might as well be an extension of the DNC policy desk. After the Supreme Court’s emergency ruling, which effectively lifted his block on the Trump administration’s effort to end TPS for Venezuelans, Chen boldly announced that he’s not backing down. That’s right.

In defiance of the highest court in the land, Judge Chen is insisting that the Supreme Court’s decision doesn’t change his order and is still demanding that the Trump administration comply with his injunction. You really can’t make this stuff up. A district judge thumbing his nose at the Supreme Court—because apparently, federalism now means “I get to do whatever I want if I don’t like who’s president.”

It’s a spectacle of judicial arrogance, and it underscores exactly why this battle over immigration, executive authority, and the rule of law is far from over. If district judges can function like political gatekeepers, overriding national decisions with partisan flair, the fight ahead won’t just be about policy—it’ll be about restoring sanity and constitutional order to our legal system.

So where do we stand now? The case heads back to the lower courts, and we’ll hear more whining from activist groups about the supposed fascism of asking immigrants to follow the law. But the big takeaway? The Trump administration just scored another major win—and if this is a preview of how a second term might go, the Left should buckle up. Because the days of governing by hashtag and handwringing may finally be numbered.

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