DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is rolling back former President Biden's TPS for Venezuelan migrants. (Getty)
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"Weighing public safety, national security, migration factors, immigration policy, economic considerations, and foreign policy, it’s clear that allowing Venezuelan nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is not in America’s best interest," the spokesperson added.
With the termination of the 2021 TPS designation, 268,156 Venezuelan nationals currently in the U.S. will lose their status and will no longer be legally allowed to reside in the United States, according to figures shared by Fox News Digital from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
3,738 pending initial applications to be eligible for TPS and 102,935 pending renewal applications will also be terminated as of today.
17 members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang and members of the MS-13 gang, who were deported to El Salvador by the US in San Salvador, El Salvador on March 31, 2025. (El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The move comes after Fox News Digital reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) found that some Venezuelan officials "likely facilitate" migration for members of the violent, criminal Tren De Aragua gang from the South American country to the U.S.
On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accused President Donald Trump and the U.S. of "seeking a regime change through military threat," after the Trump administration increased naval presence in the region.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
"Venezuela is confronting the biggest threat that has been seen on our continent in the last 100 years," Maduro told journalists. "A situation like this has never been seen."
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On Wednesday, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed to "Fox & Friends" that the U.S. had successfully carried out a military strike in the Caribbean that destroyed a Venezuelan drug boat and killed 11 alleged Tren De Aragua narco-terrorists.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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