The administration of US President Donald Trump has revoked the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States, leaving this population vulnerable to potential deportation in the coming months.
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- The Trump administration has revoked the temporary protected status of over 300,000 Venezuelans in the US, making them vulnerable to potential deportation.
- Activists and human rights organizations deem the cancellation of TPS for Venezuelans illegal and express their outrage over this decision.
- The revocation of TPS for Venezuelans is part of the broader strategy to tighten immigration controls by the Trump administration, leading to increased concerns about the status of illegal immigrants in the country.
- President Trump has ordered the expansion of the Migration Operations Management Center at Guantanamo Bay to hold illegal immigrants, further intensifying the debate on immigration policies.
- The decision to revoke TPS for Venezuelans faces legal challenges as experts argue that the administration's attempt to reverse the TPS extension implemented by the previous administration is unlawful.
Up to 300,000 Venezuelans could be deported to the US
According to the report, the decision to revoke TPS for Venezuelans is part of the Trump administration's broader strategy to tighten immigration controls, which includes halting programs that allow migrants to enter the United States legally, as well as freezing the refugee assistance system.
Under the new rules, Venezuelans who received temporary protection status in 2023 will lose it 60 days after the official announcement of the program's cancellation.
Human rights activists have expressed outrage over the decision, calling it illegal. According to the law, TPS can only be revoked after its term expires.
The Trump administration's attempt to reverse the TPS extension implemented by the Biden administration is completely illegal, said Ahilan Arulanantham, who heads the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
This decision could lead to an increase in the number of people without official immigration status in the United States.
What is known about the sending of illegal migrants to Guantanamo
White House officials note that Trump has ordered the head of the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all necessary measures to expand the Migration Operations Management Center at the Guantanamo Naval Base.
"I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all necessary measures to expand the Migration Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional space for the detention of criminal aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, as well as to meet related immigration enforcement needs identified by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security," Trump's order states.
