Biden Administration to Grant Legal Status
to Nearly Half-a-Million Venezuelan Immigrants
Posted By: Dreadnought, 9/21/2023 12:48:45 PM
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will grant temporary legal status to nearly half-a-million illegal immigrants from Venezuela so they can pursue work, citing political instability in their home country. The Homeland Security Department announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, allowing 472,000 migrants who had arrived in the country as of July 31 to remain legally and work. The move was green-lighted by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Venezuelan migrants have accounted for a large portion of those who have crossed the border from Latin America in recent years.
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