The humanitarian crises in Venezuela have only worsened in the intervening period, and political persecution has escalated,” Díaz-Balart wrote in a letter to Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday.

Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April.

The White House's ending of a temporary immigration program that protects migrants in the U.S. could spell deportation for more than 300,000 Venezuelans who were previously allowed in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status.