US provides legal status to almost 500,000 Venezuelans

Venezuelans who have come to the US and are asking for protection can now work legally, as per the new rules declared by the Biden government.

About 472,000 people will be allowed to stay in the country legally for 18 months.

Democrats want to give new immigrants more chances to work.

Many people from Venezuela are leaving their country because of economic and political problems. US cities are trying to deal with the large number of people coming from Venezuela.

To be eligible for temporary deportation relief and work permits under TPS, individuals need to have been living in the US on or before July 31st.

About 243,000 Venezuelans have a legal status that came from a policy in 2021 which was extended last year.

The US government wants to help Venezuelans because their country is not safe and things have gotten worse recently.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that temporary protected status helps people in the United States who cannot go back to their home country because it is not safe.

This is referring to the current situation of Venezuelans who came to this place on or before July 31st of this year.

New York Mayor Eric Adams asked President Joe Biden to let migrants have jobs.

The city is having a hard time finding places for many migrants, who are mostly from Venezuela. They are staying in over 200 hotels, shelters, tent cities, and other places.

Mr Adams, who is a member of the Democratic party, said that the federal and state government did not give enough help to the city for providing housing and other social services to new people coming to the city.

“Our city’s leaders, along with our partners, have been advocating for allowing Venezuelan asylum seekers to work. I want to express my gratitude to President Biden for listening to our entire group, which also includes our diligent congressional delegation. This action is significant as it will give hope to the thousands of Venezuelan asylum seekers under our care, who will now be able to qualify for Temporary Protected Status without delay,” he said on Wednesday.

The amount of people crossing the US-Mexico border without permission has increased again lately, after decreasing in May due to the stricter asylum rules introduced by the Biden administration.

Republican states are bringing migrants to places controlled by Democrats as a way to show their disagreement with border policies.

They stated that the action was created to push President Biden to do more to decrease the amount of people entering the southern US border.

According to the United Nations, over seven million people have moved away from Venezuela because the country’s economy has fallen apart under President Nicolas Maduro, who has been in charge since 2013.