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Venezuelans backed Trump. Now some worry he’ll deport them.

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The Department of Homeland Security has canceled the temporary protected status given to thousands of Venezuelans .

The decision has ignited fear, confusion and outrage in Doral , a Miami suburb known as “ Doralzuela” Venezuelans here have been some of Trump ’s biggest proponents.

“I thought we would be safe here.”.

Venezuelans are by far the largest group protected from deportation under a 1990 law that authorizes the government to award undocumented immigrants TPS if their countries are experiencing war, disaster or another crisis.

The initial notice from DHS applies to approximately 350,000 Venezuelans .

Immigration lawyers say they have been inundated with calls and emails from nervous immigrants.

University professor who fled Venezuela says he never wanted to leave his home country.

The U.S. government denied his asylum claim in 2023 , saying his testimony was "found credible,” but “the events you described and the harm you fear are not serious enough to rise to the level of persecution, court documents he shared.

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