DHS says Venezuelans can now apply for refugee status in US following Maduro’s ouster, 600,000 face deportation risk

Venezuelans in the US under Temporary Protected Status can now apply for refugee status, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday after TPS for the country ended.Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Noem defended the Trump administration’s decision to end the Biden-era TPS designation for Venezuelans, arguing that the measure ensures US immigration programs follow […]

‘Don’t want a woman who marries her brother…’: Trump slams Ilhan Omar, says she needs to ‘go back, fix her own country’

MAGA chief Donald Trump doubled down on his attack on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, alleging she entered the United States by marrying her brother and saying she should be sent back to Somalia.In an interview with Politico, Trump said, “I wanna see people that contribute. I don’t wanna see Somalia. I don’t wanna see a […]

‘Contrary to national interest’: Trump admin asks SC to revoke TPS for 300,000 Venezuelans; slams lower court order

Donald Trump and US Supreme Court (AP images) US President Donald Trump‘s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to overturn deportation protections extended to roughly 300,000 Venezuelans living in the United States, accusing a lower court of issuing a “needless affront” by ruling otherwise.The case centers on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision earlier […]

Haitians face deportation: Trump ends legal protections for 500,000; TPS to expire by September

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians living legally in the United States could soon face deportation, after the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the Caribbean nation.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday that conditions in Haiti had improved sufficiently to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which […]

US Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to deport 350,000 Venezuelans

Supreme court rules in Trump’s favour regarding deportations The US Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to the Trump administration to remove legal protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.These individuals were previously shielded from deportation under a programme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), designed to help people from countries hit by war or […]

US top court allows lifting of legal protections for Venezuelans | World News

The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Monday to end legal protections that have shielded some 350,000 Venezuelans from potential deportation.The top court granted a request by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for the Venezuelans while an appeal proceeds in a lower court.The United States grants TPS […]

Trump administration ends deportation protections for Afghans, citing Taliban-era tourism

FIle photo: Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration on Monday officially ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals in the US, stating that improved conditions in Taliban-run Afghanistan no longer justify such humanitarian protections. The move is set to impact thousands of Afghans who fled the country following the […]