A federal judge ruled Friday that a computer failure may have hindered some Venezuelans’ attempt to re-register online online for Biden-era deportation amnesty, and he ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give them another 24 hours to do so.
Judge Edward ChenObama appointed the U.S. District Court in Northern California after ruling against the Trump administration’s attempt to reduce Venezuelans’ temporary protection status. He said in the new ruling that the government is illegally delaying compliance.
Justice Department lawyers argued that the law allowed the automatic suspension of the ruling, giving the government the opportunity to keep things organized and appealed.
Judge List disagree.
He ruled: “Contrary to what the government said, the final judgment put aside the proxy action and took effect immediately.”
Immigration advocates say the government’s delays in compliance announced chaos among immigrants who hope to take advantage of the TPS, which allowed the TPS to allow deportation and allowed immigrants to obtain work permits.
The immigration group pointed out a woman whose name was Neulia. She said she lost her job on Amazon because the government’s website says Venezuelans’ TPS has expired.
She said she tried to show the judge’s copy to the company Chen’s Previous orders, to no avail.
“I hope today’s order means I can take back my job so I can support myself,” the woman said in a statement.
TPS proves to be one of the most complex legal struggles.
The judge’s early decision List The Supreme Court ruled that the government was found to be too frivolous in the end of the plan.
Judge List He said a new ruling was returned last week, and he said it was not tied to the judge’s previous lawsuit.
The online registration system dropped 12 hours on Wednesday, which should be the last day of registration.
Judge List Order the government to allow another 24-hour registration period to compensate for the SNAFU, and said the applications will be deemed to be submitted on time.
