US lawmakers and NGOs lobby for Venezuelan TPS renewal following June 24 earthquake

US organizations and legislators are pressuring the administration to reverse its October 2025 decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, citing the June 24 earthquake as a new extraordinary circumstance. The administration previously argued that Venezuela had returned to sufficient stability to end the protections, but this new disaster complicates the legal and political justification for that stance.