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Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds
Updated On: 21 September, 2023 08:19 AM IST | Washington | AP
That`s in addition to about 2,42,700 Venezuelans who already qualified for temporary status before Wednesday`s announcement
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The Biden administration said that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the US border with Mexico.
The move ¿ along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants ¿ may appease Democratic leaders who have pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum-seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say the president has been too lax on immigration.
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