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Maria Villarroel

Another Florida Republican Breaks From Trump Admin to Request Protections for Venezuelans Following TPS Suspension

GOP Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart urged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to deport migrants without criminal records in a new letter. (Credit: Getty Images)

Republican U.S. Rep Mario Diaz-Balart (Fl-25) urged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday not to deport migrants without criminal records following a Trump administration decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.

Diaz-Balart, who has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003 sent Noam a letter Thursday, congratulating her for her new post, while also urging her to keep protecting some Venezuelan migrants, Miami Herald reports.

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