Temporary protection – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:19:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Temporary protection – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuelans in US Need Urgent Temporary Protection https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelans-in-us-need-urgent-temporary-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelans-in-us-need-urgent-temporary-protection Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:19:01 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2668

The United States government should recognize the increased risk COVID-19 poses in Venezuela and urgently designate Venezuelans in the US for temporary protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Companion bills have been introduced in the US House and Senate that would designate Venezuelans in the US for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, but neither has passed the full Congress.  -Full text -> Human Rights Watch

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