Attorney calls TPS extension for Venezuelans unfair to other migrants
The extension will grant TPS for 18 months to nearly 480,000 more Venezuelan migrants who were here before July 31 of this year.
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The extension will grant TPS for 18 months to nearly 480,000 more Venezuelan migrants who were here before July 31 of this year.
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Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. as of July 31 can sign up for Temporary Protected Status. Homeland Security officials estimate that roughly 472,000 more people will now be eligible for work permits.
The US government announced Wednesday that it will allow 472,000 Venezuelans to remain in the United States and work legally for 18 months due to growing instability and unsafe conditions in the South American nation.There are about 242,700 Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries under the existing designation, and due to the redesignation, around 472,000 additional Venezuelans living in the United States could apply for protection from removal, the statement added.