TPS Venezuela 2023 EADs Remain Valid under Court Order

On March 31, 2025, a federal district court judge postponed the Trump Administration’s plan to vacate the Biden Administration’s extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for about 350,000 Venezuelans. These Venezuelans were granted TPS under a second Venezuela designation in 2023; the first designation from 2021 remains active but unaffected by litigation of the 2023 designation. If the Trump Administration’s vacatur had been successful, Venezuelans with the 2023 TPS designation would have lost their work authorization on April 2, 2025.

Since the judge postponed the vacatur, Venezuelans holding an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) with code (a)(12) or (c)(19), and an expiration date of 09/10/2025, 04/02/2025, 03/10/2024, or 09/02/2022 will have valid work authorization through April 2, 2026, pending further court action.