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.

They fear a labor shortage in South Florida as trades such as construction and landscaping lose workers. Those workers also are consumers, they say.

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

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.

Catholic immigration advocates said they were "disturbed" by a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections from deportation for about 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.

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

Despite the Trump administration’s assertion that Venezuela is now safe for migrants to return, substantial evidence indicates that most holders of Temporary Protected Status would face dire consequences if repatriated.

The Supreme Court's order puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month.