Legal Immigrants Are Getting Swept Up in the Deportation Obsession
Revoking the status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians gets the White House closer to its goal of mass removals, even though none are here illegally and most are gainfully employed.
One of many Venezuelan immigrants now in legal limbo.
Photographer: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty ImagesNearly 1 million people who entered the US legally, under temporary protections, have nevertheless become ripe targets for deportation under President Donald Trump.
His goal of mass deportations came into sharper view earlier this month, when the US Supreme Court lifted a federal injunction that had barred Trump from removing 350,000 Venezuelans in the US under a program known as Temporary Protected Status. The brief, unsigned court decision strips deportation protections and work permits from the Venezuelans and paves the way for their removal.