The Homeland Security Department plans to grant Temporary Protected Status to an estimated 472,000 Venezuelans.
President Joe Biden will grant temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
Along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants, the move may appease Democratic leaders who have pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum seekers, while providing grist for Republicans who say the president has been too relaxed on immigration. That has been a key demand of Democratic mayors and governors who are struggling to care for an increased number of migrants in their care.
Venezuela plunged into a political, economic and humanitarian crisis over the last decade, pushing at least 7.3 million people to migrate and making food and other necessities unaffordable for those who remain. Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico
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