WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday moved to end a Biden-era designation of Venezuela for temporary protected status. The department said Venezuela no longer met the temporary protected status statutory requirements.

A federal appeals court rejected Trump’s use of an 18th century law to swiftly deport accused Venezuelan gang members from the U.S.

A three-judge panel blocked the Trump administration from removing a group of Venezuelans under the seldom-used 18th-century law.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a wider group of people without a court hearing, a blow to one of the key parts of President Trump’s deportation campaign.