By Jesus Garcia
02 Oct 2023, 17:31 PM EDT
On September 20, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again assigned the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for immigrants from Venezuela.
This will allow more than half a million people to obtain a deportation waiver, in addition to an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), if said immigrants arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023.
In addition to this requirement to stay in the country, immigrants must pass security scrutiny to be eligible.
This new TPS allocation comes as New York City faces financial pressure due to the obligation to help some 60,000 immigrants, offering them shelter and food.
It is estimated that more than 110,000 immigrants, thousands of them from Venezuela, have arrived in the Big Apple in the last year.
Marlene Galaz, Director of Immigrant Rights Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) explains in the podcast “El Diario Sin Límites” the importance of TPS having been expanded for more Venezuelans in New York.
“It takes the pressure off, it doesn’t take the pressure or responsibility off of New York City,” Galaz said. “[Pero] “People will now have access to work permits and will be able to leave the shelter system.”
>> What does the new TPS plan consist of?
>> How many immigrants from Venezuela will benefit from the expansion and new assignment of TPS?
>> Does TPS take away immigrants’ right to apply for asylum?
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