Biden Admin Expands Temporary Legal Status To Venezuelan Migrants After Pressure From Democrats
Nearly 472,000 Venezualans will be eligible for the temporary status and be able to obtain work authorization.
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Nearly 472,000 Venezualans will be eligible for the temporary status and be able to obtain work authorization.
Rolando Salinas, the mayor of Eagle Pass, said 2,500 people crossed into his town of 29,000 on Monday - and 7,200 the week before. On Tuesday night he declared a state of emergency.
Mayor Eric Adams praised President Biden as Venezuelans of the some 116,000 migrants who arrived in New York City are eligible for "temporary protected status."
The Biden administration rolled out a major strategic shift in border policy Wednesday, granting more than 400,000 Venezuelans work permits while bolstering overstretched border enforcement agencies with military assistance. The moves respond to pressure from Democrats and immigrant advocates, but also to quickly changing dynamics on the migrant trail toward the U.S.-Mexico border, with hundreds…
Since Wednesday morning, an astonishing 10,000 migrants have entered Eagle Pass, a small border town of fewer than 30,000. Most have been released after being processed.