A group of 23 Democratic and one Republican senator asked President Trump to protect Venezuelan citizens currently in the U.S. from deportation, given the crisis rocking the South American country.
Granting Temporary Protected Status, the lawmakers said, would be "a concrete measure" to help Venezuelans living in the U.S.
The 24 senators, including Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, asked Trump to designate Venezuelans for Temporary Protected Status . Florida’s Marco Rubio was the only Republican in the group.Trump administration officials have moved to discontinue that specific protection for many countries, but a federal judge extended it last week for people from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador while a preliminary injunction remains in effect.
The economy of the oil-rich nation has shrunk by more than half since 2013, according to International Monetary Fund data. Hyperinflation and shortages of food and other necessities have driven at least 3 million Venezuelans out of their country, according to the United Nations.
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