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An expansion of temporary protected status, or TPS, is a game changer for nearly 500,000 qualifying Venezuelan migrants as deportations are expected to resume.
During the 20th century, "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance" according to Newsweek. [2] Emigration began at low rates in 1983 after oil prices collapsed, though the increased rates of emigration, especially the flight of professionals, grew largely following the Bolivarian Revolution which was led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. [33]
What factors have compelled millions of Venezuelans to leave their homeland and seek refugee status in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S.?
Some 5.45 million Venezuelans were counted as refugees or in need of international protection at the end of 2022, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ...
Some beneficiaries from Venezuela may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status if they arrived before July 31, 2023. [18] Cubans may adjust their status to apply for permanent residency after one year under the Cuban Adjustment Act. [19] However, for many migrants, there is no pathway to stay in the US after the two-year parole period. [20]
However, the crisis in Venezuela and the subsequent refugee crisis has led to Brazil becoming home to a large number of Venezuelan refugees, most of whom enter the border through the northern state of Roraima. By the beginning of the 2020, more than 200,000 of Venezuelans have migrated to the country looking for refuge. [2] [3]
As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The ...
It has been calculated that from 1998 to 2013, over 1.5 million Venezuelans (between 4% and 6% of the Venezuela's total population) left the country following the Bolivarian Revolution. [39] Former Venezuelan residents have been driven by lack of freedom, high levels of insecurity, and inadequate opportunities in the country.