Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro is blaming Cuban-American officials in the U.S., specifically Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, for the Trump administration’s decision to revoke the Temporary Protected Status that allows hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to live and work in the United States.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has sent shockwaves through South Florida’s immigrant communities and among business owners.

When TPS ends, those with pending asylum applications can legally remain in the U.S. while awaiting a decision. Many Venezuelans have been waiting for years for their asylum cases to be resolved. For them, the end of TPS will have little immediate effect, as they can continue to stay legally while their applications are processed.

The meeting sought by the GOP lawmakers comes only days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration — at their request — to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to proceed with

The Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Venezuelans may have implications for 350,000 living in the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again being criticized publicly for shifting some of his stances after making it to Trump's cabinet

South Florida immigration attorney on end of protections for Venezuelans 02:48. A Supreme Court decision has stripped legal protections for more than 350,000 Venezuelan migrants l