Venezuelan migrants, who were hoping to reach the U.S. and decided to return to their country due to U.S. President Donald Trump's new immigration policies, walk near a checkpoint to get to the port and board a boat to take them to the Colombian border, in Gardi Sugdub, Panama, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun/File Photo

Around 350,000 Venezuelas in the U.S. will lose their Temporary Protected Status, but what is it? And why are they losing it?

Will President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants dim Venezuelan Americans’ strong support for him?

Advocates argue that the administration’s decision to end TPS for Venezuelans in April and September is unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.

For nearly 350,000 Venezuelans benefiting from Temporary Protected Status, a federal program the Trump administration has officially ended, the clock is running out. The federal government’s decision to terminate deportation protections under the 2023 TPS designation has set a high-stakes deadline: April 2.

A group of Venezuelan migrants have sued the Trump administration in federal court, claiming that the government’s termination of deportation protections for Venezuelans is unlawful, politically motivated,

They have given up trying to reach the US following President Trump's crackdown on unlawful migration. Read more at straitstimes.com.