2023-09-21 00:57:47
The White House announced the extension for 18 more months of the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans in the US and extended the deadline for entry into the country for those who can now apply until July 31.
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday the decision to expand and extend protection against deportation for thousands of Venezuelan citizens in the country for a period of 18 months.
“Given the extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent certain Venezuelan citizens currently in the United States from safely returning to Venezuela, the Secretary of Homeland Security is extending and redesignating Venezuela to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months for people who resided in the United States as of July 31, 2023,” DHS reported in a statement.
TPS allows immigrants without permanent status to stay in the US and obtain a work permit, while protecting them from immediate deportation.
The measure to grant TPS to Venezuelans who will be in the country until July 31, 2023 makes it easier and faster for them to obtain these work permits, one of the key demands of Democratic mayors and governors who are struggling to serve an increasing number of migrants under his care.
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The measure will provide protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled their country in what is considered one of the worst humanitarian crises in history.
The UN refugee agency, known as UNHCR, estimates that there are more than 7 million Venezuelans. who have sought refuge and asylum in other countries in the last five years.
At a time when the United States faces a considerable number of immigrants arriving at the southern border with Mexico, the White House has taken extreme measures to stop the irregular migratory flow.
In its office, the DHS commented that since last May, which was Title 42 suspendedimmigration authorities have deported some 253,000 people from 152 countries.
[Con información de AP]
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