Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
In the waning days of the Biden Administration, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Venezuelans until October 2026. Last week, the Trump Administration rescinded that decision. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela are set to lose status over the next several months.
For Venezuelans–and people from other countries who may lose TPS–what are the options?
In the last few weeks, the Trump Administration has moved to end Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Nicaraguans and Haitians, and we can expect TPS programs for other countries to end as well. There are about 321,000 people with TPS in the U.S. Most (195,000) are from El Salvador. There are about 2,500 Nicaraguans with TPS … Read more