The US administration is considering early expulsion of immigrants from Venezuela

Secretary Noem told Fox News television that she abolished the move of previous administration so that Venezuelan citizens could extend residence permit for 18 additional months and allow them access to work permits through the Co-operative Protection Status programme, or TPS. It left open the possibility that their residence permits will expire this year.

She also said that at the same time she is committed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to find forms of how to expel Venezuelan citizens and immigrants of other states, which are limited by the number of outcasts they accept back. Asked about the possibility of immigrants being sent to the American naval base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, she said this opportunity was being analysed by the administration.

Guantanamo has a emigrant center from the American maximum security prison that has been used repeatedly over recent decades, including to house immigrants from Haiti and Cubans who had been rescued at sea.

Republican President Trump, who began his mandate on January 20th, has pledged that I will strike illegal immigration and humanitarian programmes that according to him go beyond the aim of American law. President Trump tried to end almost all programmes that enable him to stay in the United States during his first term, but his efforts were hampered by federal courts.

The TPS programme is the programme for state immigrants whose origin is involved in a natural disaster, armed conflict or other extraordinary event. Former Democrat President Joe Biden greatly expanded the programme, and now it includes over 1 million people from 17 countries. Many of these immigrants, including some who have been in the United States for decades, may be expelled if they lose their status.

Former Secretary for National Security in the past administration Alejandro Mayorkas extended the programme to enable Venezuelan citizens to stay in the US shortly before President Trump began his mandate, even though some residence permit for some did not expire until April and for some until September. He also extended the temporary residence programme for citizens of El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan.

Secretary Noem told the Fox News television channel that President Trump's administration does not want to be limited by the last-minute decision made by former Secretary Mayorkas to extend residence permits and that they want to root out alleged members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragu (TdA).

We will respect the process, we will make all these individuals in our country an assessment, including Venezuelan citizens who are here and TdA members”, she said.

Secretary Noem must make a decision by Saturday if she is to interrupt the TPS programme for Venezuela's immigrants, who were suspended residence permits in April, according to reports the Reuters agency has analysed.

Venezuelan immigrants who stay in the United States through the TPS programme are concerned, some people engaged in [their immigration-related issues] told the agency.

Many immigrants are completely dependent on their status through the TPS programme to work with permission, said Laura Greca, a swimmer in Ohio, who helps immigrants prepare their applications and who herself emigrate from Venezuela. She says she knows immigrants who work in a big <x0 company, in medium-sized companies, in hotels, Amazon, nursing centres and hospitals”. /voa