US: Temporary Protection for Venezuelans

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A sign that reads "There is no water" (top L) is seen at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. © 2018 REUTERS/Marco Bello (Washington, DC) – The United States government took a positive step on March 9, 2021, by granting temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States, but appears to have excluded Venezuelan asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, Human Rights Watch said today. The administration of US President Joe Biden is limiting TPS eligibility to Venezuelan nationals and habitual residents who, as of March…

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