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Oct 17 2023
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Chicago mayor scraps trip to border, sends aides instead
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 09: Immigrants from Venezuela rest in the lobby of a police station where they have been staying with other migrant families since their arrival to the city on May 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a state of emergency on Tuesday amid a surge in migrant arrivals which began in August 2022 when the first group of immigrants were bused
NewsNationSep 22 2023
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U.S. to Grant Temporary Protected Status to 472,000 Venezuelans in U.S.
In immigration news, the Biden administration announced Wednesday it’s granting work permits and temporary protection from deportation to nearly half a million Venezuelans. Migrants from Venezuela who were already in the U.S. as of July 31 can apply for temporary protected status. The relief will last for 18 months and comes after a massive push led by immigration rights activists demanding
Democracy Now!Sep 21 2023
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Biden administration to offer temporary protection to nearly half-million Venezuelans
WASHINGTON − The Biden administration is granting temporary legal status to 472,000 Venezuelan migrants who are already in the U.S., a major step toward aiding asylum-seekers as the number of migrants at the southern border is on the rise again. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas − citing political instability in Venezuela preventing the safe return of migrants − extended the
"USA Today" ContributorSep 21 2023
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Biden Admin To Allow ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Illegal Immigrants To Stay And Work In U.S.
President Joe Biden is allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Venezuela to stay and work in the U.S. as federal officials insist it would be unsafe for them to return home. The Venezuelans, who entered the U.S. illegally, can work and be shielded from deportation after the Department of Homeland Security amended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program to allow
The Daily WireSep 21 2023
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Biden administration expands Temporary Protected Status for nearly half a million Venezuelans
Almost half a million Venezuelans in the United States will now be eligible for protection from deportation and will be able to get work authorizations, after the Biden administration expanded immigration benefits for Venezuela, a development which public officials, activists, and service providers in South Florida and across the nation have repeatedly requested from the federal government.
Miami HeraldOct 02 2023
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Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the number of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States was partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing
Associated PressSep 25 2023
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El Paso reaching breaking point as illegal crossings spike
(NewsNation) — As you wander through downtown El Paso, you’ll encounter numerous migrants on the sidewalks who find themselves with nowhere to go due to their lack of funds for purchasing bus or plane tickets to reach their final destinations. Currently, 2,000 people are seeking asylum in El Paso daily — up from about 400 per day in August. Nearly all migrants NewsNation spoke to are from
NewsNationSep 21 2023
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Venezuelan migrant hopes to "start new life" in Mass. after Biden grants temporary legal status
BOSTON - Twenty-five-year-old Carlos has been trying to earn some money as a barber in the Boston area after arriving in Massachusetts from Venezuela a little over a year ago. But what he really needs is work authorization. "The process is frustrating for me. I need to move forward to get more opportunity and I need to find a job," he said through an interpreter. That work permitting process
CBS News (Online)Sep 21 2023
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Biden Admin Just Made Hundreds of Thousands of Foreign Nationals Eligible to Temporarily Live, Work in US
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it is extending Temporary Protected Status to nearly half a million illegal immigrants from Venezuela, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. legally. According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, about 242,700 Venezuelan nationals are beneficiaries under the existing designation, which applies to those who arrived in the U.S
TownhallSep 21 2023
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Biden's DHS offers work authorization, legal status to 470,000 Venezuelan migrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security declared Wednesday that it would offer work authorization and temporary legal status to nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants already in the country. Under the declaration, approximately 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. before July 31 of 2023 will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. The work permit eligibility and
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