Ana Gil, center left, of the Illinois Venezuelan Alliance, and others listen to a talk on May 19, 2025, at the restaurant Rica Arepa on Lincoln Avenue about the Supreme Court’s announcement that the Trump administration can proceed to revoke Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 recent migrants. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court said the administration can end protections for the migrants pending appeal of the case. The brief order gave no explanation, as is common for actions on emergency requests.

Upending the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans would deprive migrants of their right to work, expose them to deportation to unsafe countries and cost billions in economic losses, advocates say.