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US Department of Homeland Security Grants Temporary Status to Over 470,000 Venezuelan Migrants Amid Growing Crisis

ByAlki David

Sep 21, 2023

In a significant development, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has taken decisive action to address the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. In an official announcement made on Wednesday, the department revealed its plan to provide work authorization and temporary legal status to a substantial number of Venezuelan migrants currently residing within U.S. borders.

This crucial decision will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to approximately 472,000 Venezuelan migrants who arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023. These individuals will now have an opportunity to legally stay and work in the country for the next 18 months. The rationale behind this move, as stated by the DHS, is the existence of “extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela that prevent individuals from safely returning.”

This extension of TPS comes after the program initially granted work authorization and deportation protections to Venezuelan migrants who had arrived before March 2021. The latest data from the DHS indicates that there are currently 242,700 migrants benefiting from the program.

Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, underscored the necessity of this TPS extension in light of the dire circumstances in Venezuela. He stated, “The extension of TPS is warranted based on Venezuela’s increased instability and lack of safety due to the enduring humanitarian, security, political, and environmental conditions.”

This move by the U.S. government is seen as a crucial step in providing support to Venezuelan migrants who have been grappling with the turmoil in their home country. It not only offers them a temporary legal status but also the opportunity to contribute to the American workforce.

As this situation unfolds, the U.S. remains committed to addressing the needs of those affected by the crisis in Venezuela. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.