TPS

The public is encouraged to come to a Sunday forum in Fort Myers on where things stand and what may come for immigrants in America.

Most are thrilled that Maduro has been removed. But Donald Trump’s move to deport Venezuelans without permanent residency has increased concern among many living in the U.S.

"The elimination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans earlier this year was reckless, dangerous, and wrong," Miami Mayor Elaine Higgins said Saturday in a statement. "The instability unfolding in Venezuela today makes it even clearer that the country remains unsafe for people to return. No one should be forced back into chaos and uncertainty."

Despite Venezuela's brutal dictatorship and historic humanitarian crisis, the Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for almost a quarter million more Venezuelan migrants next week.

The Family Action Network Movement and U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, said the Trump administration has confirmed they would comply with a federal judge's ruling to keep in place TPS for Haitians until February 3, 2026.

About 50,000 Hondurans could be forced to leave the U.S. once their Temporary Protected Status expires in September. Longtime residents say they aren't ready to uproot their lives.

Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of "fear" in South Florida's immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents.

The 45 workers put on leave will continue to get benefits. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, the company said.

Florida has more Haitian nationals than any other state. Local advocates says state needs to brace for fallout of a mass deportation.

Several Florida Democratic congressional members condemned the Trump administration last week for revoking a decision by the former Biden administration to protect about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants from deportation.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto condemned the Trump administration’s revocation of a Temporary Protection Status extension for Venezuelans.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.