The Guardian - The Trump administration has revoked an extension of deportation protections that the previous Biden administration granted to more than 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States.The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Tuesday rescinded an 18-month extension of the temporary protected status (TPS) program, which allows for people to temporarily stay in the US if they cannot return safely to their home country.
The federal program is available for people fleeing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or extraordinary and temporary conditions. The designation gives people the legal authority to be in the country, but does not provide a long-term path to US citizenship. Former president Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, issued the extension earlier in January before Donald Trump took office, citing “the severe humanitarian emergency the country continues to face due to political and economic crises”.
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