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The United States will provide temporary relief from deportation and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The United States will provide temporary relief from deportation and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The move follows calls from Democrats to help recently arrived immigrants work legally.
ABOUT 472,000 Venezuelans who were in the United States on July 31 or earlier will be able to take advantage of Temporary protected status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. About 243,000 Venezuelans already enjoy this status, obtained under the 2021 status that was extended last year.
He President Joe BidenThe Democrat seeking re-election in 2024 has faced a record number of illegal border crossings, fueled by a surge in recent years in the number of migrants fleeing economic and political turmoil in Venezuela.
Other Democrats, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, have called on Biden to expand access to work for immigrants newcomers who have drained local and state resources.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said expanding protected status for Venezuelans was warranted due to “growing instability and insecurity in the country.” Venezuela“.
Cold diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela complicate the situation. deportation of Venezuelans to your country of origin. But the United States’ agreement with Mexico has allowed thousands of people without Mexican citizenship, including Venezuelans, to be deported to Mexico in recent months.
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Number of immigrants who illegally cross the border Border crossings between the United States and Mexico fell in May after the Biden administration imposed stricter asylum rules, but border crossings have increased in recent months.
To help free the agents Border PatrolThe Pentagon will send an additional 800 active-duty troops to the border, in addition to the 2,500 National Guard troops already deployed, the White House said.
Additionally, the Biden administration will expand a program launched in May nationwide to quickly process immigrant families seek asylum and potentially deport them.
DHS said it would increase the validity of the certificates to five years. work permits for some immigrants, including asylum seekers, so the government can focus on processing new applications.
Reuters
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