"The extension (of TPS) that goes until October 2026 is now again in place," said Adelys Ferro, director of the Venezuelan American Caucus and a member of the TPS National Alliance, which sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in February.

The Trump administration has fired back at a federal judge in San Francisco who stopped it from revoking deportation protections this month for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in Florida and other states, saying the judge has no authority to block the decision and that it should be addressed on an emergency basis by a higher appeals court.

The temporary program allows Venezuelans to work lawfully in the U.S. and avoid deportation while their country is riddled with crime and unrest.