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6 days ago
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Venezuelan migrants, progressive group sue Trump admin after Noem nixes Biden-era ‘protected status'
A Venezuelan civic group and several migrants sued federal immigration agencies this week, alleging the Trump administration unlawfully ended Biden-imposed "Temporary Protected Status" for Venezuelans. The Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, a progressive group called Democracy Forward, and three migrants filed suit in Boston federal court against the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services challenging what they called President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's "sudden and unlawful termination" of temporary protected statuses. In a statement, Democracy Forward said the plaintiffs objected to an alleged April mass email from DHS to TPS migrants stating: "It is time for you to leave the United States." The plaintiffs suggested the recipients of the blunt missive have the legal right to remain in the U.S. given their work-permitting and other related documentation they may have applied for. They further argued that TPS revocation requires case-by-case determinations and wrongly disrupts lives and occupations and risks becoming subject to deportation. "As a community-based organization, we have seen firsthand the direct harm this sudden policy inflicts on people who arrived lawfully, complied with every DHS requirement, including the CBP One process, and worked hard to build stable lives for their families," Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts official Carlina Velázquez and Carlos Martín Medina said in a joint statement obtained by Fox News Digital. Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman added that the "sudden policy shift" exhibits the "Trump-Vance administration's assault on immigrants who have followed the rules." "Let me be clear: none of this is about immigration, it's about cruelty and the targeting of people in vulnerable circumstances," Perryman claimed. "Our clients used the CBP One app because DHS required it. To now strip them of their rights and threaten them with deportation is a gross violation of the law and public trust." Migrants fleeing Venezuela – effectively a dictatorship since the late Hugo Chávez's 1999 election – were granted special protection by former President Joe Biden in 2021 due to humanitarian concerns. Biden then extended TPS in 2023, qualifying about 350,000 more Venezuelan migrants to arrive after the original timeframe imposed. After Trump took office, Noem revoked the 2023 TPS extension, which set the ball rolling on the eventual cancellation of protected status for Venezuelan migrants. In April, Obama-appointed Judge Edward Milton Chen issued an injunction blocking Noem's move to end TPS. The Supreme Court overruled Chen in a brief, unsigned order in May, allowing Noem's timeline to resume. While unsigned, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted her dissent. But Chen then followed up in June with a narrow ruling noting that preexisting work permits and the like should not be canceled retroactively. A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel in Pasadena, California, last heard arguments during a July appeal by the Trump administration during which one judge reportedly called the president's comments "arguably racist." In comments to Fox News Digital, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the lawsuit is "a desperate attempt to keep half a million poorly vetted illegal aliens in this country and undermine President Trump's constitutional authority to enforce America's immigration laws." "The Biden administration abused its parole authority to create an industrial-scale catch-and-release scheme, and the Trump administration is correcting that," she added. "This lawsuit is an insult to the tens of millions of Americans who gave this president a mandate to restore safety and common sense to our immigration system."
New Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Analysts caution on US-China tariff rollback's effect on glove makers
KUALA LUMPUR: Analysts suggest that the recent US-China tariff rollback may not be advantageous for Malaysian glove manufacturers, as the ongoing uncertainty could cause delays in purchasing decisions. Additionally, it could diminish the relative competitiveness of Malaysia's glove exports to the US compared to those from China. Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) noted that a return to the earlier tariff structure on Chinese gloves remains a possibility, depending on how current negotiations unfold. The firm also cautioned that new production capacity from Chinese glove makers in Southeast Asia, expected to come online from 2026, presents an increasing supply risk that could outweigh any potential gains. Starting May 14, the US will temporarily cut tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 per cent to 30 per cent, while China will reduce its tariffs on US imports from 125 per cent to 10 per cent. "The tariff on China glove makers remains unclear. Industry sources suggest an 80 per cent rate, combining the 30 per cent reciprocal tariff for 90 days and earlier Biden-imposed tariffs. "However, this is unconfirmed, as 30 per cent may not apply to goods with pre-existing high tariffs. The effective rate could instead be the original Biden-imposed rate of 50 per cent," Maybank IB said. The firm noted that although the temporary tariff rollback may not necessarily make Chinese glove makers more competitive, the ongoing uncertainty could lead customers to hold off on orders, potentially delaying purchases and dampening sales. More importantly, it added that the anticipated increase in production capacity from Chinese glove manufacturers in Southeast Asia starting in 2026 presents supply risks that could impact both sales volume and average selling prices (ASP). "While the 50 per cent and 100 per cent tariffs on China-made gloves present an opportunity for Malaysia glove makers to gain market share in the US, they have also led to an overreliance on a single market. "This growing dependence on the US has come at the expense of non-US markets, where Malaysia glove makers are steadily losing ground to China competitors," it said. Maybank IB said the situation could worsen as additional capacity from China glove makers in Southeast Asia is expected to come online from 2026, with these facilities targeting a recovery of US market share. "As a result, Malaysia glove makers may face stiffer competition in the US, while continuing to lose share in non-US markets increasingly dominated by China glove makers," it said. Maybank IB has downgraded the glove sector to negative from neutral, citing earnings risks due to slower sales. It mentioned that sales have not seen a significant rebound after the front-loading activities in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the continued tariff uncertainty could further dampen demand. CIMB Securities stated that given the current market volatility and policy uncertainties, it is likely global glove buyers will continue to adopt a diversification strategy, sourcing gloves from multiple countries and suppliers. "At this juncture, we believe that US buyers are taking a 'wait-and-see" approach with their purchases owing to price volatility and policy uncertainty, resulting in softer demand and lower purchase volumes for Malaysian glove makers, a situation expected to persist until the end of the first half of 2025," it adds.
