Scott Bettridge was quoted in a Law360 article discussing 2025 immigration legal battles’ fast track between district courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Judges worked to block measures from President Donald Trump, while the administration sought emergency relief from the justices. The Supreme Court’s responses were varied. On one hand, the justices used the emergency docket to uphold due process for Venezuelans facing removal. At the same time, they issued unsigned emergency orders lifting district court injunctions, revoking work authorizations and temporary protected status (TPS), and carrying out immigration patrols.

In May, the justices lifted a California federal judge’s injunction that had blocked the termination of TPS for Venezuela. However, the Ninth Circuit later upheld the California court's halt on ending TPS for Venezuelans. Scott explained that this patchwork of rulings –– some of which are under appeal or subject to the Supreme Court's stay –– has created confusion for employers trying to determine which employees are affected. Scott stated: "The employers had such a crazy time. They were like, ‘We have these 10 employees that are Venezuelan, and two of them came in and told us that they no longer could work. But we didn't hear anything from the eight others. Do we go tell the eight others they can't work?'"

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