Venezuelan migrants, who were hoping to reach the U.S. and decided to return to their country due to U.S. President Donald Trump's new immigration policies, walk near a checkpoint to get to the port and board a boat to take them to the Colombian border, in Gardi Sugdub, Panama, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun/File Photo

Around 350,000 Venezuelas in the U.S. will lose their Temporary Protected Status, but what is it? And why are they losing it?

For nearly 350,000 Venezuelans benefiting from Temporary Protected Status, a federal program the Trump administration has officially ended, the clock is running out. The federal government’s decision to terminate deportation protections under the 2023 TPS designation has set a high-stakes deadline: April 2.

Advocacy groups and Venezuelan immigrants have filed suit in federal courts over terminated removal protections for Venezuelans in the United States.

One of the key reasons Venezuela’s economy is slowly recovering from the worst collapse in modern history is an oil giant 2,200 miles away: Chevron Corp.

Here is a report by the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research Center, which looks at the thousands of deaths that occurred in Venezuela during this period due to US sanctions: Report Finds US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Responsible for Tens of Thousands of Deaths

Will President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants dim Venezuelan Americans’ strong support for him?