The administration of Donald Trump canceled the extension of deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States. Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, revealed to Fox News that the 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) had been annulled. This measure would allow Venezuelan migrants to remain in the United States and work legally.
Kristi Noem highlighted: "We signed an executive order within the Department of Homeland Security that says we are not going to move forward with what they did to tie our hands." The decision to restrict the TPS extension reinforces Donald Trump's immigration policy, who took office with the promise of carrying out the largest deportation of migrants in U.S. history.
Trump also signed the Laken Riley law, named in honor of a young nursing student murdered by an illegal Venezuelan migrant in Georgia. This law mandates the detention and potentially deportation of individuals who are illegally in the United States and are accused of theft and violent crimes, even before a conviction.
The president announced he would sign an executive order for the Pentagon to provide 30,000 beds at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house undocumented individuals. Guantanamo, known for housing detainees in the war on terror, would also be used for this immigration measure.
At a signing ceremony, Trump expressed: "She was a light of warmth and kindness," referring to Laken Riley. The U.S. president indicated his intention to send undocumented individuals to Guantanamo, without providing further details.
