The Department of Homeland Security is rescinding recent extensions of migrant protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans that would have allowed them to remain in the US with legal work authorization until at least October 2026.

The Trump administration Wednesday cut back deportation protections given to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans handed out by President Joe

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has revoked an 18-month extension of temporary protected status for an estimated 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

The Trump Administration is revoking temporary protected status for more than 600,000 Venezuelan migrants across the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday morning. The newly confirmed DHS secretary slammed her predecessor Alejandro Mayorkas for tying the Trump Administration’s hands and signing an order giving the staggering amount of Venezuelan migrants temporary protected status so they could “stay here and violate the laws” for another 18 months.

President Donald Trump, a Republican, took office on Jan. 20 vowing to crack down on illegal immigration and humanitarian programs he says go beyond the intent of U.S. law. Trump tried to end most TPS enrollment during his first term but was stymied by federal courts.

President Donald Trump's administration revoked a temporary protected status extension for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. NBC News' George Solis speaks with individuals worried about their future.