Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

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Abdicating Responsibility on Venezuelan TPS

Today marks one year since the Department of Homeland Security brushed off concerns from non-governmental organizations about the conditions in Venezuela and the need for a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for this country. 

A year later, another one million people have been forced to flee Venezuela, and the Trump administration continues to dither and delay action. If trends continue, Venezuela will soon become the largest refugee crisis in the world.