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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in introducing the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021, a bill to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible Venezuelans currently in the U.S. who fled the Maduro regime’s man-made crisis. Thanks to Rubio’s earlier efforts, eligible Venezuelan nationals currently in the U.S. now have Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status that allows them to live and work legally in the U.S. for the next 18 months.
TPS, granted by executive action or through additional legislation, would reinforce the DED status that allows eligible Venezuelan nationals currently in the U.S. to live and work here for the next 18 months. Rubio was the only Senate Republican to originally co-sponsor the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status and Asylum Assistance Act of 2019. An authority Congress granted to the executive through the Immigration Act of 1990, TPS is a temporary, renewable designation that provides relief from deportation and access to a work permit for foreign nationals from certain countries who are unable to safely return to their home country due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other extraordinary conditions.
“Former President Trump’s decision to grant DED was an incredibly important action to protect vulnerable Venezuelans, and I was proud to work with him to deliver this much needed assurance,” Rubio said. “A stable and prosperous Venezuela is critical to our national interests, and providing DED was an important step towards easing the largest migratory crisis in our hemisphere. I remain committed to working with my colleagues, and the administration, to continue to protect this population as long as the Maduro threat remains. I urge the Biden Administration to support our efforts to bring stability for Venezuelans.”
Rubio is the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues.
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RUBIO SE UNE A COLEGAS PARA REINTRODUCIR LEGISLACIÓN EN APOYO A LOS VENEZOLANOS DESPLAZADOS
Washington, DC — El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) se unió a los senadores Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) y Cory Booker (D-NJ) en presentar la Ley de Estado de Protección Temporal y Asilo de Venezuela del 2021, un proyecto de ley para otorgar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) a los venezolanos elegibles que actualmente se encuentran en EE. UU. y que huyeron de la crisis provocada por el régimen de Maduro.
Gracias a los esfuerzos anteriores de Rubio, los venezolanos elegibles que están en nuestro país ahora tienen el estatus de Salida Obligatoria Diferida (DED, por sus siglas en inglés) que les permite vivir y trabajar legalmente en EE. UU. por los próximos 18 meses. El TPS, otorgado por una acción ejecutiva o mediante legislación adicional, reforzaría el estatus del DED que le permite a los ciudadanos venezolanos elegibles que actualmente están en EE. UU. vivir y trabajar en el país por los próximos 18 meses. Rubio fue el único republicano del senado en copatrocinar originalmente la Ley de Asistencia de Asilo y Estatus de Protección Temporal de Venezuela del 2019.
Una autoridad que el Congreso le otorgó al ejecutivo a través de la Ley de Inmigración de 1990, el TPS es una designación temporal y renovable. También brinda alivio de deportación y acceso a un permiso de trabajo para ciudadanos extranjeros de ciertos países que no pueden regresar de manera segura a su país natal a causa de desastres naturales, conflictos armados u otras condiciones extraordinarias.
“La decisión del ex-presidente Trump de otorgar DED fue una acción increíblemente importante para proteger a los venezolanos vulnerables. Me enorgullece el haber trabajado con él para brindar esta garantía tan necesaria”, Rubio dijo. “Una Venezuela estable y próspera es fundamental para nuestros intereses nacionales, y el brindarles el DED a los venezolanos fue un paso definitivo para aliviar la mayor crisis migratoria en nuestro hemisferio. Sigo comprometido en trabajar con mis colegas y la administración para continuar protegiendo a esta población mientras persista la amenaza de Maduro. Instó a la Administración Biden a que apoye nuestros esfuerzos para brindar estabilidad a los venezolanos”.
Rubio es el Presidente del Subcomité de Relaciones Exteriores para el Hemisferio Occidental, Delincuencia Transnacional, Seguridad Civil, Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Globales de la Mujer.