The Trump haters are quaking in fear. There’s nothing they can do to counter him.
Because President Trump has just announced yet another massive deportation policy.
The deportation efforts are well underway for Donald Trump and his allies in the executive branch. The Trump administration has been sharing videos of the new Department of Homeland Security leadership finding and arresting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of violent crimes like s*x crimes, homicidal crimes, and much more. The Trump administration is not playing around and they are hitting the ground running.
Alongside this has been executive orders from the White House that are designed to address the illegal immigration and border security issues that have led to the crisis of national security in recent years. More than a dozen immigration reform orders have been signed by President Trump just since the beginning of Trump’s second term alone. Now more reforms are coming down from the Trump admin to protect Americans from illegal immigration.
Trump Administration Revokes Deportation Protections for Venezuelans Under Biden’s Temporary Protected Status Extension
In a significant shift in immigration policy, the Trump administration has moved to revoke the deportation protections extended to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals by President Joe Biden just days before he left office. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the reversal on Wednesday, rescinding an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that had been granted to approximately 600,000 Venezuelans in early January.
This decision marks a further extension of the Trump administration’s hardline stance on immigration enforcement. The DHS memo, obtained by reporters, outlines the move, which effectively ends protections for those who had been granted TPS under Biden’s administration.
TPS is a program that offers deportation protection and work eligibility to foreign nationals who are present in the U.S. without lawful status. The status is granted to individuals whose home countries are dealing with conditions that make returning unsafe, such as armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary circumstances. Over the years, the program has been used by various U.S. administrations to provide relief to foreign nationals fleeing crises in their home countries.
Venezuelans have been among those who have sought refuge in the U.S. in recent years. The country has been enduring severe economic instability under the rule of President Nicolás Maduro, which has prompted a massive exodus of Venezuelan citizens. As the Biden administration took office, it faced a significant number of Venezuelans arriving at the southern border, seeking asylum or other forms of protection.
In response to this crisis, President Biden’s administration granted TPS to Venezuelans in 2021, with additional designations made in 2023. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans were allowed to stay in the U.S. under the protection of TPS. On January 10, just days before Donald Trump was set to re-enter office, Biden’s DHS extended the TPS protections for Venezuelans, allowing both the 2021 and 2023 TPS groups to remain under the program until October 2026.
The move was part of Biden’s efforts to address immigration concerns and provide stability to those fleeing hardships. However, the decision has not gone without controversy, particularly from those in the Trump administration who have long favored a tougher approach to immigration enforcement.
Trump Administration’s Reversal
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, in her memo, criticized her predecessor, former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, for what she referred to as a “novel approach” in the extension decree. According to Noem, Mayorkas’ decision to combine the 2021 and 2023 TPS designations effectively undermines the original 2021 designation. She stated that Mayorkas’ action “implicitly negates” the 2021 Venezuelan TPS designation and failed to adequately explain how this approach aligned with the TPS statute.
Under the new directive, Venezuelans who received TPS in 2021 will be protected from deportation until September of this year, while those who received TPS in 2023 will see their status end in April—unless Secretary Noem opts to issue her own extension, which remains uncertain at this time.
This move by the Trump administration could set a precedent for other last-minute TPS extensions granted by the Biden administration. In January, Biden’s DHS also extended TPS protections for approximately 300,000 nationals from countries such as El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan. It is possible that these extensions could also be reconsidered or revoked as the Trump administration continues to implement its aggressive immigration enforcement agenda.
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