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Protected Status Extension Applies To More Than 300,000 Venezuelans The Biden administration's decision to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the U.S. was applauded in South Florida. That region is home to thousands who fled their home country.

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Protected Status Extension Applies To More Than 300,000 Venezuelans

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Protected Status Extension Applies To More Than 300,000 Venezuelans

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The Biden administration has announced it's extending temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled the political and economic turmoil of their home country can now legally remain—and work—here.
NPR's Greg Allen reports the order affects more than 300-thousand Venezuelans, many of whom live in Florida.