Overview
- Seventy House Democrats, including all eight from Florida, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging immediate restoration of TPS for Venezuelans following recent U.S. military action.
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has said TPS will not be restored and described Venezuela as safer after Nicolás Maduro’s capture, with a DHS spokesperson asserting Venezuelans can return home with hope for stability.
- The Trump administration ended an 18‑month TPS extension for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans in January 2025 that had been announced at the end of the prior administration.
- Venezuelan nationals interviewed report detentions, guerrilla activity, and heightened tensions, saying conditions remain too uncertain to return despite Maduro’s removal.
- Immigrant-rights advocates renewed their push for TPS, and a small group of Senate Republicans joined Democrats to advance legislation requiring congressional authorization for U.S. military hostilities in Venezuela.