The Daily Fuckup

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on May 31 that about 5,000 Venezuelans can keep their work authorization and related immigration paperwork while a broader challenge to the Trump administration’s moves against Venezuelan TPS continues. The order does not restore temporary protected status across the board. It applies to a narrower group whose TPS had been extended to October 2026. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/be20785b80aa5d2ec27f1100132d5010))

The ruling matters because TPS is not just a label in a federal database. For the people covered by it, the status is what lets them work legally and shields them from deportation while the designation remains in place. In this case, the judge said the Supreme Court’s earlier emergency order allowing the administration to strip TPS from a much larger group of Venezuelans did not clearly reach the smaller set with documents listing an October 2, 2026 expiration date. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/be20785b80aa5d2ec27f1100132d5010))

The broader case is still alive. The court continues to hear claims that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s revocation moves were unlawful, even as the separate dispute over the larger Venezuelan TPS population remains tied up in the courts. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/be20785b80aa5d2ec27f1100132d5010))

For now, the ruling leaves the affected Venezuelans in place and keeps their paperwork valid. It does not settle the larger question of what ultimately happens to Venezuelan TPS as a whole. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/be20785b80aa5d2ec27f1100132d5010))