Trump cancels Biden’s extension and revokes amparo measures into Venezuelan exile

Many are victims of the humanitarian crisis and political persecution in Venezuela, these migrants had found in the TPS a legal way to work and rebuild their lives in exile.

Now, with the revocation of this protection, they face the imminent threat of losing their jobs, falling into irregularity or even being deported to a country plunged into repression and economic collapse.

The order was signed on Tuesday by the Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noemand cancels the 18 -month extension approved in the last days of the Biden administration. Trump, who returned to the White House with the promise of hardening immigration policy, argues that TPS has been exploited beyond its original purpose and has suggested that its continuity represents a risk to national security.

The newspaper ‘The New York Times’ was the first to inform the signing of the order by Secretary Noem, who on Tuesday coordinated in situ a raid against undocumented in New York.

The impact of the measure is immediate. Thousands of Venezuelan families who had achieved some stability in the United States now see how their legal protection ends. Human rights organizations warn that many migrants will be in a situation of vulnerability, without the possibility of legal employment and with deportation hanging on their heads. The uncertainty is multiplied among those who, after fleeing from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, are trapped between two realities: the impossibility of returning and the lack of a status that allows them to remain safely in the US.

Key moment

Trump’s decision arrives at a key moment in the debate on immigration, with sectors of his own divided party on the subject. In Florida, home from the largest Venezuelan community in the US, several republican legislators such as Maria Elvira Salazar They had asked to maintain protections for exiles of regimes such as Maduro, Ortega in Nicaragua and Díaz-Canel in Cuba. However, Trump’s hard line has been imposed on those voices.

Senator Marco Rubio, who at the time defended the creation of TPS for Venezuelans, has not yet issued a public statement about revocation. But within the Republican circles in Miami, the concern that this decision can cost the party a key support in the state.

Trump, on the other hand, has justified his decision claiming that the TPS has allowed the infiltration of Venezuelan criminals linked to bands such as the Aragua train, an affirmation that has not been backed with official data. He has also insisted that Maduro takes advantage of these permits to infiltrate people in the United States, an argument that reinforces his anti -immigration rhetoric.

The TPS had been the main way of protection for undocumented Venezuelans in the US, offering work permits and the possibility of a stable life in the country. With its revocation, uncertainty takes over thousands of families, many of whom crossed the dangerous Darien cap.

Trump has also canceled the CBP One program, which granted previous appointments for the entry and request of asylum to migrants, including Venezuelans.

Meanwhile, the White House has not clarified whether this revocation is part of a greater strategy to press the Maduro regime. During his first term, Trump harden the sanctions against Caracas and supported Juan Guaidó As interim president. However, in recent years, Washington’s policy towards Venezuela has changed, with a relationship rear and partial reopening of low Biden oil trade.

The Trump administration must decide in the next few days what will Venezuelans whose TPS expires in April. If no action is taken before Saturday, current protections will be automatically renewed for six months. However, sources close to the National Security Department indicate that the intention is to avoid any automatic extension and force the exit of thousands of immigrants.

Immigrant defense groups already prepare legal actions to try to stop the revocation. Some states led by Democrats, such as New York and California, have expressed their rejection of the measure and could look for ways to offer protections to those affected.