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34 minutes ago
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‘We're living under uncertainty ': Organizations team up to help TPS holders
Immigration advocacy groups and numerous organizations united Saturday for a rally supporting the Venezuelan community in Orlando. They gathered at the First Baptist Hispano to offer legal advice to those who are or could become undocumented following the latest Supreme Court decision on Temporary Protective Status (known as TPS). 'Many people are feeling afraid and that's understandable because of what's going on across the country,' said Jose Palma, with the National TPS Alliance. 'The hope is that people will understand what's going on with TPS, and how we are organizing to protect TPS and everyone protected by TPS and how we all, working together, can hopefully achieve a way to protect our families.' TPS is offered to those fleeing countries experiencing political instability. The document allows them to work, live and pay taxes in the U.S. 'We need to be fighting,' said William Diaz, founder of Casa de Venezuela, a nonprofit that helps Venezuelan citizens living in the United States.'We have something today, and then one of the courts comes tomorrow with a different decision. It's a constant fight.' The Trump administration is ending TPS for Venezuelans. On May 19th, the Supreme Court permitted the program's end, affecting about 350 Venezuelans currently in the country, with other nationalities to follow. 'About 55,000 Hondurans are living this uncertainty,' said Marduel Hernandez, a TPS holder. 'As of right now, TPS holders from Honduras and Nicaragua, we're living under uncertainty of what's going to be happening.' The assembly follows the Supreme Court's decision to end humanitarian parole for over 500,000 migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti. This temporary protection, similar to TPS, is for those fleeing politically unstable countries. 'It's important to say that all beneficiaries of TPS and parole, they have no criminal record at all. Before they get the authorization to enter the country they go through a background check,' Diaz said. Casa de Venezuela has two more events planned for the weekend in Tampa and Miami. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Irish Times
6 hours ago
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US judge blocks Trump bid to invalidate work permits for 5,000 Venezuelans
A federal judge prevented the Trump administration from invalidating work permits and other documents granting lawful status to about 5,000 Venezuelans, a subset of the nearly 350,000 whose temporary legal protections the US supreme court last week allowed to be terminated. US district judge Edward Chen in San Francisco in a Friday night ruling concluded that Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem was likely to have exceeded her authority when in February she invalidated those documents while more broadly ending the temporary protected status granted to the Venezuelans. The US supreme court on May 19th lifted an earlier order Judge Chen issued that prevented the administration, as part of president Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda, from terminating deportation protection conferred to Venezuelans under the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, programme. But the high court stated specifically it was not preventing any Venezuelans from still challenging Ms Noem's related decision to invalidate documents they were issued pursuant to that program that allowed them to work and live in the United States. READ MORE Such documents were issued after the US Department of Homeland Security, in the final days of Democratic president Joe Biden's tenure, extended the TPS program for the Venezuelans by 18 months to October 2026, an action Ms Noem then moved to reverse. TPS is available to people whose home country has experienced a natural disaster, armed conflict or other extraordinary event. Lawyers for several Venezuelans and the advocacy group National TPS Alliance asked Judge Chen to recognise the continuing validity of those documents, saying without them thousands of migrants could lose their jobs or be deported. Judge Chen, in siding with them, said nothing in the statute that authorised the Temporary Protected Status programme allowed Ms Noem to invalidate the documents. [ US supreme court allows Trump administration to revoke Venezuelan migrant protections Opens in new window ] Judge Chen, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, noted the administration estimated only about 5,000 of the 350,000 Venezuelans held such documents. 'This smaller number cuts against any contention that the continued presence of these TPS holders who were granted TPS-related documents by the secretary would be a toll on the national or local economies or a threat to national security,' Judge Chen wrote. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Judge Chen ruled hours after the US supreme court in a different case allowed Trump's administration to end the temporary immigration 'parole' granted to 532,000 Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants under a different Biden-era programme. – Reuters (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2025
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8 hours ago
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US judge prevents Trump from invalidating 5,000 Venezuelans' legal documents
May 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge prevented the Trump administration from invalidating work permits and other documents granting lawful status to about 5,000 Venezuelans, a subset of the nearly 350,000 whose temporary legal protections the U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed to be terminated. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco in a Friday night ruling, opens new tab concluded that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely exceeded her authority when she in February invalidated those documents while more broadly ending the temporary protected status granted to the Venezuelans. The U.S. Supreme Court on May 19 lifted an earlier order Chen issued that prevented the administration as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda from terminating deportation protection conferred to Venezuelans under the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program. But the high court stated specifically it was not preventing any Venezuelans from still challenging Noem's related decision to invalidate documents they were issued pursuant to that program that allowed them to work and live in the United States. Such documents were issued after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the final days of Democratic President Joe Biden's tenure extended the TPS program for the Venezuelans by 18 months to October 2026, an action Noem then moved to reverse. TPS is available to people whose home country has experienced a natural disaster, armed conflict or other extraordinary event. Lawyers for several Venezuelans and the advocacy group National TPS Alliance asked Chen to recognize the continuing validity of those documents, saying without them thousands of migrants could lose their jobs or be deported. Chen in siding with them said nothing in the statute that authorized the Temporary Protected Status program allowed Noem to invalidate the documents. Chen, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, noted the administration estimated only about 5,000 of the 350,000 Venezuelans held such documents. "This smaller number cuts against any contention that the continued presence of these TPS holders who were granted TPS-related documents by the Secretary would be a toll on the national or local economies or a threat to national security," Chen wrote. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Chen ruled hours after the U.S. Supreme Court in a different case allowed Trump's administration to end the temporary immigration "parole" granted to 532,000 Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants under a different Biden-era program.
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8 hours ago
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Sweeping victory for Venezuela's ruling party in elections boycotted by opposition
The opposition urged voters to boycott last weekend's regional and parliamentary elections in protest against President Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election last year. View on euronews
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14 hours ago
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Yankees' rookie Jorbit Vivas hits first MLB home run, and it proves to be a game-winner
NEW YORK - A baseball that flew an estimated 360 feet in the Bronx will soon travel to Venezuela. "First thing I did was call my mom,'' said Yankees rookie Jorbit Vivas, after his first big-league home run was the difference in a 1-0 win against the Texas Rangers at windy, raw Yankee Stadium. Advertisement Back home in Puerto Cabello, Vivas' family has followed each of his 17 big-league games. 'They've been there for me since I was a little kid,'' he said through an interpreter. So, at some point, 'I'll take it back home to Venezuela, give it to my family,'' Vivas said of the prized baseball retrieved by Stadium security. On an overcast and unseasonably cool Thursday afternoon, Vivas jumped on Nathan Eovaldi's first-pitch fastball leading off the fifth inning and launched it into the lower right field stands. That helped the first-place Yankees (30-19) complete a 5-1 home stand, sweeping the Rangers (25-26) in a three-game set for the first time since 2021. Yankees' Jorbit Vivas gains playing time May 22, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jorbit Vivas (90) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Eovaldi was locked in a pitchers' duel with Yankee lefty Carlos Rodon when Vivas connected. Advertisement "My first at-bat (resulting in catcher's interference) he threw me a couple fastballs, and I was looking for something high in the zone, ready to hit,'' said Vivas, batting .319 with two homers in 26 games at Triple-A on May 2, when the Yankees summoned him from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. As the ball sailed over the right field wall, "so many things are going through my head in that moment,'' said Vivas. "My first one, finally. Very excited and happy about it.'' The lefty-hitting Vivas drew Thursday's start at second base, with veteran DJ LeMahieu getting a rest from the starting lineup ahead of a three-city Western road trip that begins Friday night at Colorado. LeMahieu wound up pinch-hitting for Vivas in the seventh inning, against a lefty reliever. Advertisement Yet, Vivas is expected to see increased starting time, along with Oswald Peraza, with Oswaldo Cabrera likely out for the season due to a left ankle fracture suffered last week at Seattle. "It's special. You're helping your team win,'' said Vivas, just the fourth Yankee to help them to a 1-0 victory via home run in the last 15 seasons. "And from day one, that's' what I'm trying to do here – find a way to help this team win any way possible.'' Watch Jorbit Vivas' first career home run Yankees' efficient pitching starts with Carlos Rodon May 22, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) with catcher J.C. Escarra (25)after the top of the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Boosted at times by solid defense by Peraza at third base and Cody Bellinger in right field, Rodon lowered his seasonal ERA to 2.88 with six scoreless innings, yielding just two hits and two walks, with eight strikeouts. Advertisement "It's been a lot of really good,'' manager Aaron Boone said of Rodon, now 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA over his last seven starts, posting a 1.48 ERA. In fact, Yankees starters in this Gerrit Cole-less season (elbow surgery), and with Luis Gil (lat strain) sidelined probably until July, have posted a stellar 2.68 ERA in 34 starts since April 14. "Efficient, just getting ahead of guys,'' said Rodon, whose fastball-slider combo was especially effective. And he was even tougher when Escarra began calling for more curveballs and sliders later on. "Now, he has four pitches he can use at any time,'' said Escarra, the 30-year-old rookie who played another unsung role for a club that has won 11 of its last 14 games. Advertisement Eovaldi also exited after six innings, and both bullpens fought to a draw as the Yankees (30-19) received a scoreless inning apiece from Mark Leiter Jr., Devin Williams and Luke Weaver (seventh save). Luke Weaver works a third straight game May 22, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Luke Weaver (30) delivers a pitch during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Due to his low pitch counts, Luke Weaver got the ninth inning call for a third straight day – a rarity for Boone's bullpen. 'Being efficient sometimes is really good. It allows you to be available,'' said Weaver, emerging with two saves and a win against Texas. Tuesday's save was a one-batter, two-pitch effort. Weaver followed another sharp eighth inning from Devin Williams, with two groundouts and a strikeout against Texas' top of the order. Advertisement Removed from the closer's role in late April, Williams has rediscovered his signature 'Airbender' changeup and hasn't yielded a run in his last seven outings, and 10 of his last 11. All told, Weaver threw just 18 pitches during the Texas sweep, as many pitches as Mark Leiter Jr. did in escaping his own seventh-inning jam Thursday. 'I didn't throw a lot of pitches, so I didn't really have an excuse,'' said Weaver, who also referenced Fernando Cruz (shoulder) going to the injured list Thursday. 'This is a collective effort (and we) want to make sure we pick each other up.'' This article originally appeared on Yankees' rookie Jorbit Vivas hits his first MLB home run Thursday
