Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 17, 2025
9th Circuit questions Trump bid to end Venezuelans' protected status
Oral arguments in Pasadena started late due to what Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw said was "commotion." Several dozen demonstrators participated in a "peaceful musical demonstration" outside and it took a long time to get into the hearing, according to the Venezuelans' attorney, Ahilan T. Arulanantham.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel peppered a U.S. Department of Justice attorney with skeptical questions Wednesday about whether the Trump administration can terminate the temporary protected status granted to 600,000 Venezuelans during the final days of the Biden administration.
The panel appeared sympathetic to arguments made by Ahilan T. Arulanantham, co-director of UCLA School of Law's Center for Immigration Law and Policy, that the government's interlocutory ...
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