The Trump administration turned to the Supreme Court for the second time Friday as it seeks to forge ahead with its efforts to strip protections from deportation for Venezuelans in the U.S.

The Friday filing asks the high court to block an appeals court decision that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority to vacate the protections for some 600,000 Venezuelans.

A three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in August reinstated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the U.S., which was lifted by the Supreme Court despite a lower court ruling determining the Trump administration unlawfully axed the protection.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas redesignated TPS........

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