The Department of Homeland Security has extended the temporary protected status designations for Venezuelans and El Salvadorans by 18 months.

President Joe Biden recently approved a sweeping extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over half-a-million Venezuelans. The decision cited severe humanitarian emergencies in Venezuela due to political and economic crises under President Nicolás Maduro.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

Biden’s administration has strongly supported Temporary Protected ... protection status becomes automatic, regardless of what is happening in the person’s home country. Friday's announcement, which came as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its

Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

President-elect Trump has called for revoking Temporary Protected Status for some countries. Some immigrants in Charlotte with TPS fear the possibility of being deported if the program is rescinded.

The 18-month extension of temporary protection status, or TPS, applies to about 600,000 Venezuelans, 232,000 Salvadorans, 103,700 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese who will be eligible to apply for or renew the program.

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US sanctions — which came a day after Maduro was inaugurated for a third term after winning a highly disputed election last year — include a $25 million reward for aiding in the arrest of the Venezuelan leader. Opposition leaders have vowed to fight on, albeit clandestinely due to the risk of arrest, El País reported.

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third ... the US announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for eligible Venezuelan nationals, and new rewards for ...

Ahead of Trump’s taking office, the move shields Venezuelans, Ukrainians, Salvadorans and Sudanese from possible deportation for 18 months.