Donald Trump is considering targeting Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that allows over 1 million migrants to live and work legally in the U.S. Many of these migrants, including those fleeing Venezuela's political and economic crises, could face deportation if these protections are removed.
The potential rollback is part of Trump's broader immigration agenda, which includes mass deportation plans. Migrants like Maribel Hidalgo, who fled Venezuela with her young son, are among those who could be severely impacted.
The move could exacerbate the humanitarian crisis for millions of displaced people worldwide.
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1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Donald Trump could target
More than 1 million migrants are living and working legally in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. NEW YORK — Maribel Hidalgo fled her native Venezuela a year ago with a 1-year-old son, trudging for days through Panama's Darien Gap, then riding the rails across Mexico to the United States.
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1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target
Hidalgo wept as she discussed her plight with a reporter as her son, now 2, slept in a stroller outside the New York migrant hotel where they live. At least 7.7 million people have fled political violence and economic turmoil in Venezuela in one of the biggest displacements worldwide.
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