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DHS Ends TPS for Over 500,000 Venezuelans, Disputes Refugee Application Claims

DHS cites improved conditions after Nicolás Maduro's capture to justify the policy shift.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 13: Maca Iglesias (R) joins with others to support a resolution in favor of reinstating temporary protected status for Venezuelans on February 13, 2025 in Miami, Florida. In early February, President Donald Trump's administration revoked temporary protected status for around 350,000 Venezuelans who fled the country and immigrated to the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security said Secretary Kristi Noem has terminated Temporary Protected Status for more than 500,000 Venezuelans, declaring they can return home.
  • DHS publicly rejected online claims that TPS holders are being encouraged to seek U.S. refugee status, even as Noem said on Fox News that each person under TPS could apply.
  • The move follows a U.S. operation in Caracas that led to Nicolás Maduro’s capture and new indictments in New York, which the administration portrays as restoring stability.
  • The Supreme Court on Oct. 3, 2025 allowed the administration to proceed with lifting Venezuelan TPS protections, with related lawsuits and advocacy efforts continuing.
  • Miami’s mayor condemned the rollback as dangerous for the city’s large Venezuelan community, while DHS framed the change as part of stricter immigration enforcement.