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Joel Rose

U.S. will expand Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Marilyn Miranda, 12, of Washington raises her hand up during a protest for an extension of the Temporary Protected Status in September 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The Biden administration said Wednesday night that it will grant work permits and temporary relief from deportation to nearly half a million Venezuelans who are already in the U.S.

The announcement follows calls from Democrats to help newly arrived migrants work legally.

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