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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Léonie Chao-Fong

Trump revokes temporary protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans

Two people take cover along a riverbed
Venezuelan immigrants along the riverbed of Rio Grande search for an entry to the US between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, in April 2024. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

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The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Tuesday rescinded an 18-month extension of the temporary protected status (TPS) program, which allows for people to temporarily stay in the US if they cannot return safely to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.

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