On his last full day in office, Trump actually did something good for Venezuelan immigrants. He has protected them from deportation for the next 18 months and granted them work permits if they meet certain criteria. The main criteria are being Venezuelan, or an alien without nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela, and being in the US on January 20, 2021. There are exceptions for those with certain crimes and other issues. Venezuelans do not have to apply to be protected from deportation for the next 18 months. However, they have to apply for the work permit. I assume that Biden will keep this pro-immigrant Trump action in place. You can read the entire memo here: https://trumpwhitehouse.archive
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