{"id":125059,"date":"2021-03-09T11:57:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T15:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=125059"},"modified":"2021-03-09T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T15:57:39","slug":"biden-administration-grants-venezuelans-temporary-protected-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/biden-administration-grants-venezuelans-temporary-protected-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration grants Venezuelans temporary protected status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1639165490\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3494552303\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">The Biden administration on Monday announced it would grant temporary protected status to Venezuelan exiles, fulfilling a campaign promise to allow them to live and work legally in the U.S.<\/p><div id=\"antig-535299857\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">The TPS designation offers legal protections for 18 months to Venezuelans fleeing the humanitarian crisis brought on by Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s government. It comes after years of Democrats and Florida Republicans pushing for granting TPS to Venezuelans, while former President Donald Trump declined to do so and, instead,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-travel-air-travel-latin-america-colombia-2d3583f4df7d55e41522b1e23ea02a09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"secretly deported Venezuelans (opens in a new window)\">secretly deported Venezuelans<\/a>\u00a0despite safety concerns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-277018697\" class=\"antig-after-first-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2079719006\" class=\"antig-after-article\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"page-content__row page-content__row--story\">\n<div class=\"container container--story story-layout--fluid-fixed\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story summary-middle\">\n<div class=\"container__row container__row--story story-layout--fixed-fluid\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story center-horizontally\">\n<div class=\"story-text\">\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">However, Trump, on his last day in office,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/19\/trump-venezuela-temporary-legal-status-460524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"used executive power (opens in a new window)\">used executive power<\/a>\u00a0to shield Venezuelans from deportation through the Deferred Enforced Departure program, or DED. Still, Venezuelans have remained in limbo during the first weeks of the Biden administration as officials opted not to open applications for DED and took steps to announce the TPS designation.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cIt is in times of extraordinary and temporary circumstances like these that the United States steps forward to support eligible Venezuelan nationals already present here, while their home country seeks to right itself out of the current crises,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"page-content__row page-content__row--story main-section\" data-content-section=\"5\">\n<div class=\"container container--story story-layout--fixed-fluid\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story\">\n<div class=\"container__row container__row--story story-layout--fluid-fixed\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story center-horizontally\">\n<div class=\"story-text\">\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-1\">The designation will be in place until September 2022. Venezuelan nationals already in the U.S. must apply during a 180-day registration period and meet certain eligibility requirements to be shielded from deportation and receive work permits.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-2\">Democrats and Florida Republicans were quick to welcome the Biden administration\u2019s move to offer relief to eligible Venezuelans as the country remains in crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-3\">\u201cIn standing with the Venezuelan people, we are striking a blow to the Maduro regime, which has for years deprived its own citizens of education, healthcare, basic freedoms, and even food,\u201d Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who has led\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/24\/menendez-to-renew-push-for-tps-for-venezuelans-461952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"multiple efforts (opens in a new window)\"><u>multiple efforts<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to secure TPS for Venezuelans, said in a video statement. \u201cAnd we are sending a powerful signal to allies and competitors that the United States is once again committed to the cause of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-4\">Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a longtime supporter of allowing Venezuelans to live and work legally in the U.S., reminded that Trump had first offered Venezuelans protection and said he was \u201cglad the Biden administration shares that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-5\">Last month, Colombia also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-55991551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"granted temporary legal status (opens in a new window)\">granted temporary legal status<\/a>\u00a0to nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants in the South American neighboring country.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">Extending the status to Venezuelans would protect about 200,000 Venezuelan citizens in the U.S. from deportation, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2019-06\/hr549.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\" estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (opens in a new window)\">\u00a0estimates from the Congressional Budget Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">TPS is used to protect immigrants who come from countries devastated by natural disasters or armed conflict. It\u2019s the same temporary legal status the Trump administration announced it would phase out in 2018 for more than 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras, Sudan and Nepal over the next few years. Under Biden\u2019s immigration plan, which faces an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/04\/democrats-house-immigration-plan-473475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"uphill battle on Capitol Hill (opens in a new window)\">uphill battle on Capitol Hill<\/a>, TPS recipients would be eligible for automatic green cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">The Biden administration\u2019s plan was first reported by The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2021-03-08\/biden-administration-to-give-temporary-protected-status-to-thousands-of-venezuelans-in-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Los Angeles Times (opens in a new window)\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"antig-3261808679\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration on Monday announced it would grant temporary protected status to Venezuelan exiles, fulfilling a campaign promise to allow them to live and work legally in the U.S. The TPS designation offers legal protections for 18 months to Venezuelans fleeing the humanitarian crisis brought on by Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s government. 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