ORLANDO, Fla. — The Venezuelan community across Central Florida is on edge. It comes as the Department of Homeland Security removed Venezuela from the list of countries with temporary protected status in the United States.

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At 11 years old she was told she was going to Central Florida to visit her father. But she never went back to her native Venezuela. Now at 19 she lives in Orlando, awaiting a court date to find out if she can continue the life she has built in the U.

The Trump administration’s decision to rescind a Biden-era extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has ignited fear in Florida, the heart of the Venezuelan community in the United States.

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At 11 years old she was told she was going to Central Florida to visit her father. But she never went back to her native Venezuela. Now at 19 she lives in Orlando, awaiting a court date to find ...

What Happened: The New York Times reported Wednesday that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revoked an extension of deportation protections for over 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. The migrants, seeking protection from Nicolás Maduro ‘s regime, reached the U.S. legally through work permits.

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The new Homeland Security secretary undid the Biden administration's extension of Temporary Protected Status on Wednesday.

If hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans lose their TPS, the implications for South Florida probably will be easy to spot. |