Venezuelans in U.S. fear deportation

A Supreme Court ruling allows the Trump administration to revoke
the protected immigration status of hundreds of thousands of
Venezuelans who have been allowed to live and work in the U.S.


VENEZUELAN DIASPORA: Estimated number of Venezuelan refugees,
migrants and asylum seekers, according to host government sources*


United
States
545,200

Mexico
106,000

PACIFIC OCEAN

Ecuador
448,800

Peru
1.7 million

Chile
532,700

Dominican Rep
125,500

Colombia
2.8 million

Venezuela

Brazil
626,900

Argentina
165,600

Spain
477,400

ATLANTIC
OCEAN


7.9 million
Total number of
Venezuelans who
have fled their
homeland since
2014 due to violence
and poverty


Supreme Court order affects
about 350,000 Venezuelans
who were granted Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) in 2023
by then-President Joe Biden
(above) for humanitarian reasons


*Top 10 hosting countries shown. Latest available data as of Dec 3, 2024.
Total number of Venezuelans is likely to be higher as government sources do not
account for people without a regular status


Sources: BBC, R4V 
Picture: Getty Images 
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