Key blow for thousands of families from Venezuela to USA. The Donald Trump Department of Interior Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday (03.09.2025) the termination of the temporary protection scheme (TPS). The measure was established under the presidency of Democratic Joe Biden and by 2021 it allowed more than 256,000 Venezuelan immigrants to live and work legally in the US, protected by the risk of deportation.
Internal Security Minister Christie Noem justified the decision by saying that “conditions in Venezuela no longer meet the necessary criteria” for this regime. According to the official announcement, his government Donald Trump It took into account public and national security, immigration policy and foreign policy, concluding that it is “not in the interest of the United States” to continue the protection of Venezuelan nationals.
TPS, which is generally granted to populations escaping from wars, natural disasters or humanitarian crises, will officially end on September 10. The measure had been judged in the spring: it was blocked by a federal court in March, but was eventually ratified by the Supreme Court, dominated by the conservative majority.
This move highlights the will of Republican President Donald Trump, who has just returned to the White House, to immediately harden his immigration policy.