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So the Trump administration tried to cancel the TPS extension that President Biden did while he was president. Temporary protective status.
So the Trump administration tried to cancel the TPS extension that President Biden did while he was president. Temporary protective status.
OK, this is something it's usually temporary name only historically outside of Trump. presidencies. This is a type of status that has been enjoyed by Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and others. And it's permanent because it keeps on getting renewed. President Biden renewed it for Venezuelans and for Haitians and for Ukrainians. And President Trump decided to take that away.
OK, this is something it's usually temporary name only historically outside of Trump. presidencies. This is a type of status that has been enjoyed by Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and others. And it's permanent because it keeps on getting renewed. President Biden renewed it for Venezuelans and for Haitians and for Ukrainians. And President Trump decided to take that away.
And there was no good reason to do that. So strong immigration attorneys took it to court and won. They won at the federal level in San Francisco, I believe. Now, while they're appealing this case, while the Trump administration is appealing this case, Zalazar decided to take credit for it and saying, thank you, President Trump, for extending TPS for Venezuelans.
And there was no good reason to do that. So strong immigration attorneys took it to court and won. They won at the federal level in San Francisco, I believe. Now, while they're appealing this case, while the Trump administration is appealing this case, Zalazar decided to take credit for it and saying, thank you, President Trump, for extending TPS for Venezuelans.
It is next level gaslighting that on one hand, you have an appeal saying we can't have these Venezuelans here. and trying to deport them to a communist country where they will suffer. And on the other hand, she takes credit because she wants Venezuelan American vote.
It is next level gaslighting that on one hand, you have an appeal saying we can't have these Venezuelans here. and trying to deport them to a communist country where they will suffer. And on the other hand, she takes credit because she wants Venezuelan American vote.
Absolutely. And an extension of that, there's the what Trump did with humanitarian parole, which does involve Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came into this country legally. They were brought here with permission of the U.S. government. And then Trump came to power and he said, never mind, you need to go back.
Absolutely. And an extension of that, there's the what Trump did with humanitarian parole, which does involve Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came into this country legally. They were brought here with permission of the U.S. government. And then Trump came to power and he said, never mind, you need to go back.
And thankfully, another judge in another case said, no, you don't need to go back now and put an injunction on that. So thankfully for now, at least, they get to stay. I'm sure Zalazar is going to take credit for that, too. They were supposed to send people back by April 20th. There were Cubans that were sent back before April 20th.
And thankfully, another judge in another case said, no, you don't need to go back now and put an injunction on that. So thankfully for now, at least, they get to stay. I'm sure Zalazar is going to take credit for that, too. They were supposed to send people back by April 20th. There were Cubans that were sent back before April 20th.
There were Cubans that were told that they had to go back to the communist Cuba before that. And I hope that no one ended up following the letter that they got from the government and self-deporting, as they call it, because it would be absurd. But thankfully, that's on hold as well.
There were Cubans that were told that they had to go back to the communist Cuba before that. And I hope that no one ended up following the letter that they got from the government and self-deporting, as they call it, because it would be absurd. But thankfully, that's on hold as well.
Yeah, I've always thought that Haitians and later Venezuelans deserve the same protections we have had as a community. I'm very grateful that this country opened the doors to my family. I wish they would continue to do that. That's not happening. And I understand that Cuban-Americans voted in a majority for President Trump, but they were told that he was going to focus on undocumented immigrants.
Yeah, I've always thought that Haitians and later Venezuelans deserve the same protections we have had as a community. I'm very grateful that this country opened the doors to my family. I wish they would continue to do that. That's not happening. And I understand that Cuban-Americans voted in a majority for President Trump, but they were told that he was going to focus on undocumented immigrants.
They were told that he was going to focus on criminals. And he's taking away legal status from people who entered this country legally. That cannot be said enough. He said he was going to focus on undocumented immigrants, and he's targeting people who came here legally. It is absurd. It's not what people wanted. Are you saying he lied? Yes, surprisingly so. The convicted felon lied.
They were told that he was going to focus on criminals. And he's taking away legal status from people who entered this country legally. That cannot be said enough. He said he was going to focus on undocumented immigrants, and he's targeting people who came here legally. It is absurd. It's not what people wanted. Are you saying he lied? Yes, surprisingly so. The convicted felon lied.
And he's trying to deport people with no criminal record similar to what he has.
And he's trying to deport people with no criminal record similar to what he has.