The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced a redesignation of Temporary Protect Status for Venezuela, protecting hundreds of thousands from deportation.
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023.Across the border there has been a jump in encounters since a relative lull in June. Numbers jumped to over 180,000 encounters in July and what is believed to be around 230,000 in August, although numbers have not been released.
Multiple Border Patrol Sectors have been conducting street releases to relieve overcrowding, while leadership has set targets for"bookouts" as they struggle to deal with arrivals.The redesignation is on top of a parole program that allows 30,000 migrants from four countries, including Venezuela, to be paroled into the U.S. each month, and Venezuelans are also eligible to be one of the 1,450 a day allowed to enter the U.S.
There will likely be concerns, particularly from Republicans and immigration hawks, that redesignating TPS could attract more migrants even though they are not eligible for protection if they arrive after July 31. Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News that the decision will only compound the problem at the border and draw even more Venezuelan migrants because of the"pull" factor of being granted TPS status and the ability to get work authorization.
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