White House Mulls Protection for Venezuelans in the US, but Shy About Anything Hard to Undo

A man waves the Venezuelan flag in front of the Capitol building in Washington on March 7, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—As the United States tightens the economic screws on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, the administration is figuring out what to do with the Venezuelan nonimmigrants in this country.

Lawmakers, the majority Democrats, are pushing for Venezuelans to be granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a designation that would protect those already in the United States from deportation and provide work authorization.