U.S. Will Provide Temporary Legal Status for More Than 300,000 Venezuelans
Venezuelan immigrants already in the U.S. will be able to live and work in the country for 18 months under the Biden decision.
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The Biden administration announced on Monday it will provide over 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants already in the U.S. with a temporary protected status that will let them live and work in the country for 18 months. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it made the decision based on extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela that will not allow people to return home safely. Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 19 to defer the deportation of Venezuelans for 18 months. After the order was issued, the Migration Policy Institute approximated that nearly 150,000 Venezuelan immigrants could b
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