The United States will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country. Notably, about 472,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. on or before July 31 now will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 18 months. However, some 243,000 Venezuelans already have the status stemming from a 2021 designation that was renewed in 2022. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the expansion of protected status for Venezuelans was warranted due to “Venezuela’s increased instability and lack of safety’.
