U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) emphasized the positive contributions of Venezuelan immigrants and urged people not to generalize based on isolated criminal activity.

When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.

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.

The Walt Disney Company has notified dozens of Venezuelan employees they might lose their jobs after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration could end their deportation protections and work permits under Temporary Protected Status.

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.

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

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.