A series of immigration executive actions signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term included a call for the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang as a global terrorist organization.
Under Trump's instructions, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in South Florida.
Adelys Ferro with the Venezuelan American Caucus says it's upsetting.She says things on the ground there have gone from bad to worse since Nicolas Maduro falsely claimed he won reelection. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirming today she rescinded an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela that President Biden issued before leaving office.
In South Florida, Venezuelan recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) say they're shocked President Trump would revoke it given the brutal political and economic conditions that still prevail in Venezuela.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.
The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the recent extension of Temporary Protected Status granted to Venezuelans by former President Joe Biden could affect hundreds of thousands living and working in the United States,
“I’m incredibly proud to attend President Trump’s inauguration today, and to be joined by Venezuela’s President-elect Edmundo González ,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said.
The new president hasn't sounded too enthusiastic about getting involved in the country, but his top diplomatic aides have advocated for "maximum pressure" policies
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose South Florida district is home to many Venezuelans, decried a Trump administration rollback of temporary protected status. “It is dangerous for anyone to
Gov. Ron DeSantis has praised the Trump administration’s decision to remove temporary protections from Venezuelan immigrants and said Florida would follow the federal government’s guidance in handling the fallout.
The new Homeland Security secretary undid the Biden administration's extension of Temporary Protected Status on Wednesday.