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Under pressure over border, Biden administration grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | September 21, 2023 | AP Staff

Posted on 09/21/2023 8:04:10 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico.

The move — along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants — may appease Democratic leaders who have pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum-seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say the president has been too lax on immigration.

The Homeland Security Department plans to grant Temporary Protected Status to an estimated 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, making it easier for them to get authorization to work in the U.S., a key demand of Democratic mayors and governors who are struggling to care for an increased number of migrants in their care.

That's in addition to about 242,700 Venezuelans who already qualified for temporary status before Wednesday's announcement.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas granted the expansion and an 18-month extension for those who already have temporary status due to “Venezuela's increased instability and lack of safety due to the enduring humanitarian, security, political, and environmental conditions,” the department said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at channel3000.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: brandon; thirdworldamerica; venezuela
The Homeland Security Department plans to grant Temporary Protected Status to an estimated 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, making it easier for them to get authorization to work in the U.S., a key demand of Democratic mayors and governors who are struggling to care for an increased number of migrants in their care.

That's in addition to about 242,700 Venezuelans who already qualified for temporary status before Wednesday's announcement.

1 posted on 09/21/2023 8:04:10 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The Cuban Homeland Secretary has caused:

“America’s increased instability and lack of safety due to the enduring humanitarian, security, political, and environmental conditions.”


2 posted on 09/21/2023 8:14:34 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Grapples with my a@@. It’s all 100% intentional.


3 posted on 09/21/2023 8:15:46 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I can’t wait to see the Brandon Administration gone.


4 posted on 09/21/2023 8:19:14 AM PDT by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

As much as the friggin’, white White House pedophile loves foreigners, I’m surprised at how much his honky ass hates Americans.


5 posted on 09/21/2023 8:31:44 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Try That In A Small Town" - Jason Aldean rules!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Just making Operation Wetback II more expensive.


6 posted on 09/21/2023 8:34:14 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (The Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

How can this possibly be constitutionally legal?


7 posted on 09/21/2023 8:48:55 AM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Hundreds of thousands? WHY NOT MILLIONS! /sarc


8 posted on 09/21/2023 8:54:32 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: know.your.why

Because we no longer have a constitutional government.


9 posted on 09/21/2023 9:23:33 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: ConservativeInPA

WetBack II is the progressive invasion of ready made Marxist Dems.


10 posted on 09/21/2023 9:28:25 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Here is why Biden is doing this. The Venezuelans are proxies for Chinese. We are being invaded.

Just ONE WEEK AGO, and we suddenly see a surge. This is surely connected to China Joe’s actions:

Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday announced after meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro that relations between both countries would be strengthened to the point where the South American nation would become an “all-weather strategic level,” it was reported from Beijing.

The Asian giant also pledged to “firmly support Venezuela’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty, national dignity and social stability, and firmly support Venezuela’s just cause of opposing foreign interference,” Xi Jinping said.

https://en.mercopress.com/2023/09/14/china-holds-venezuela-as-an-all-time-strategic-partner

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-13/china-venezuela-sign-agreements-on-economy-trade-tourism


11 posted on 09/21/2023 9:28:34 AM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: House Atreides

Hundreds of thousands? WHY NOT MILLIONS! /sarc

*************

Given just a little time they’ll have millions
with when the births begin to happen.
Citizens by birth or some such thing.


12 posted on 09/21/2023 9:35:03 AM PDT by deport
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To: deport

Births by Debbie and Jennie. :-/

Venezuela empties its jails, just as Fidel did...


13 posted on 09/21/2023 10:20:48 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

This is the planned destruction of the US and our Republican congresscritters are doing nothing to stop it.
We’re supposed to just watch and STFU.


14 posted on 09/21/2023 10:34:25 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: DownInFlames

Why wouldn’t something like this go to the Supreme Court?


15 posted on 09/21/2023 3:05:14 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Liberty Ship

From the article: “The countries also agreed to deepen cooperation between legislative bodies to strengthen exchanges on legislation and governance.”

China will now rule Venezuela. China is sending military aged males from Venezuela into our country under the direction of China.


16 posted on 09/21/2023 6:54:51 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The United States Announces More than $171 Million in Additional Humanitarian and Development Assistance for Venezuela and the Region

For Immediate Release

Office of Press Relations
press@usaid.gov

Friday, March 17, 2023
Press Release

Today, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced more than $171 million in additional assistance for people affected by the Venezuela regional crisis. The protracted political and economic crisis in Venezuela has driven more than 7.1 million Venezuelans to flee their country, and left more than 7.7 million of those remaining in Venezuela in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

This assistance, announced at the 2023 International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities today in Brussels, also makes good on the U.S. commitment under the Los Angeles Declaration to support countries hosting large populations of displaced migrants and refugees.

The United States remains committed to supporting the Venezuelan people, as the largest single donor for the response to the Venezuela regional crisis.

Since Fiscal Year 2017, the United States has provided more than $2.8 billion in total humanitarian, development, economic, and health assistance to help Venezuelans in Venezuela and across the region, as well as the generous communities that host them.

$84.3 Million USAID Humanitarian Assistance

$84.3 million in new humanitarian funding through USAID will provide direct relief to vulnerable Venezuelans who remain in the country, including healthcare, food, nutrition, water and sanitation, and protection services. The new funding will also allow for the continued provision of emergency food assistance – including hot meals, cash transfers, food vouchers, and food kits – to Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have fled their home country.

$31 Million USAID Development Funding

$31 million in development funding through USAID will facilitate the socio-economic integration of Venezuelans in Colombia and Ecuador. USAID will also provide assistance to civil society organizations, human rights organizations, independent media outlets, and other democratic actors so they may continue to serve those who remain in Venezuela.
$56.1 Million Department of State Humanitarian Assistance

$56.1 million in new humanitarian assistance through the Department of State will support a wide range of life-saving humanitarian programs for Venezuelans and their host communities, such as
<>emergency shelter;
<>access to health care including psycho-social support;
<>water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies;
<>support for livelihoods and integration;
<>and protection for vulnerable groups including women, youth, LGBTQI+ individuals, and indigenous peoples throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region.

The United States implements rigorous safeguards against diversion and other risks, and works through trusted organizations that ensure assistance reaches those who need it.

For updates on USAID’s assistance for the Venezuela regional crisis, please see the latest fact sheet here: https://www.usaid.gov/ humanitarian-assistance/ venezuela-regional.

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17 posted on 09/23/2023 8:04:00 AM PDT by Liz ( 2024 Dems will have the same guy with the same team around him, just older.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The Venezuelans invasion are all single young soldiers, NOT fleeing government persecution, but denizens of the vast Caracas slums, known as “ranchos,” pits of violence, crime and disorder..

In response to a shouted question, one of them lies, “We are fleeing a dictatorship.”

The situation is getting bad, with 9,000 or 10,000 per day crossing into Eagle Pass.

It’s so bad normal border traffic has been halted, leaving those who properly use the border for trade and work without a means of getting to work and getting paid. Supply chains are disrupted, based on demented Biden’s priority to “process” them instead.

Venezuelan film director Jonathan Jakubowicz, says: “At the rate we are going, there will soon be more Venezuelans in the U.S. than in Venezuela.”


18 posted on 09/23/2023 8:41:12 AM PDT by Liz ( 2024 Dems will have the same guy with the same team around him, just older.)
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