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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

Beaten, kicked, humiliated: Deported Venezuelans allege abuse in El Salvador prison; return home after US swap

[ad_1] Migrants deported by US arrive in Venezuela (AP photo) Venezuelan migrants who had been detained for months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison returned to their homes this week, describing their time behind bars as abusive. Several men and their family members reported the stories of being beaten, kicked, and humiliated while locked up. […]

‘Prayed for this day’: 10 Americans freed from Venezuelan prison in prisoner exchange programme; El Salvador releases over 200 Venezuelans

[ad_1] Ten Americans are on their way back to the US following a prisoner exchange involving the United States, El Salvador, and Venezuela, US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced Friday.As part of the prisoner exchange, more than 200 Venezuelan migrants, who were deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration have […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now, remove protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants who had been allowed to remain in the United States without risk of deportation under a program known as Temporary Protected Status. The court’s brief order was unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when […]

‘Criminal contempt’: US judge slams Trump administration for deporting Venezuelans despite court order

[ad_1] Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela A US federal judge said on Wednesday he had found “probable cause” to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in “criminal contempt” for deporting alleged members of Venezuelan gangs to El Salvador, despite the judge issuing a temporary restraining […]

US Revokes Temporary Status Of 5 Lakh Migrants, To Face Deportation Soon

[ad_1] Miami: The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month. The order applies to about 5,32,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022. […]