Biden Administration Extends Protection for Hundreds of Thousands of Venezuelans in US

Border Patrol apprehends illegal aliens from Venezuela right after they’ve crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into Del Rio, Texas, on May 27, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

The U.S. government on July 11 extended deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals who are in the United States.

Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas granted an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who were in the United States as of March 8, 2021.