DHS to end temporary protection for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to end temporary protective status for a large group of Venezuelans puts them at risk of being forced to return to the autocratic regime they fled.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has decided to end temporary humanitarian protections for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who sought refuge in the United States in the last few years, putting them at imminent risk of being forced to return to the autocratic regime they left behind in South America.

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Noem wrote that conditions in Venezuela “no longer" met the criteria for its citizens to qualify for temporary protected status, which was set to expire in April for those who received the protection in 2023, according to a copy of the unpublished notice DHS released Sunday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/02/venezuela-tps-immigration-trump-noem/