Philadelphia Woman From Venezuela Concerned About Her Family's Protected Status Amid Trump Crackdown On Immigrants

CBS Philadelphia

January 29, 2025

President Trump's crackdown on immigration isn't just making undocumented immigrants nervous. People from other countries who have permission to be in the United States are also worried about being deported.

CBS News Philadelphia spoke to a married mother of two now living in the Northeast after fleeing political persecution in Caracas, Venezuela. She said her younger son was shot for taking part in a student demonstration against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

For safety reasons, her family was given legal permission to live in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. But she worries she could get deported after Mr. Trump ordered federal officials to review the program.

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