>> Tens of thousands of local Venezuelans are in legal limbo as the Trump administration attempts to end temporary protected status.

These deportation protections were granted to Venezuelan immigrants in 2021.

2023 and we're extended through October 2026, the Trump administration tried to cut them short earlier this month, but a federal judge blocked that effort allowing the protections to remain the department.

Homeland Security, though, says it is challenging that ruling.

Joining us now are Jeannette Camillo development, assistant and Social Services agency arrow and cleared to trade and immigration attorney at McEntee Long Group.

Thanks to both for joining us.

Clear.

Let's start with you.

Please.

Temporary protected status.

We know it's been through some tumultuous changes this year with these efforts to end it.

Why is this litigation ongoing, especially if you know, temporary protected status is intended to be a short-term designation, right?

It is intended to be short term, but it's supposed to remain while these designated countries are unsafe.

>> These countries have been designated because it's not safe for people to return there because there's maybe a natural disaster.

Maybe there's political issues where people's lives would be at risk if they returned.

So some of these countries have been designated for many, many years decades.

Sometimes.

I mean as well as more recent.

It's, you know, that the issue there is is people, even though it's temporary.

People still built their lives here based on that based on that protection protection from being removed from here.

Jennifer, many work permits.

Other benefits are tied to their temporary protected status.

Tell us more about what some of those protections mean for someone who seeking asylum here.

>> Yeah.

So I think it's important to remember that with TPS.

You are granted work authorization right?

So by getting rid of these TPS for the Venezuelans, then you are putting them at risk of, you know what comes next.

There's a lack of financial stability.

>> Which means it could lead to homelessness.

Head of they support their families.

They will try to seek other services like seeking shelter or other things to consider.

It is like trying to access public benefit.

But you what?

Options are there for them are quite limited in general.

What are some of the other on?

I guess benefits that are that are tied to that status?

The other benefits include, I think just like having.

>> Stability here in the United States.

>> it's something to consider is that, you know, these are mixed status families, right?

You have families where maybe the child is born here and then you have parents who are don't have indications right.

If that's taking a wait that ups and we have to think about what's going to happen to those children.

So there's a lot a lot of going on it within individuals and their families and the community.

So it's thinking about the benefits that are out.

There is just, you know what, what is at Some in the Trump administered Ministration might immigrant are using this temporary protected status to to stay basically as as as a path to citizenship or just to stay in the country.

>> When they really could go home.

What do you say to that?

>> It's important to remember that these families are leaving because it is not safe for that.

There are root causes to immigration.

It could be economic.

It could be political could be in a societal factors.

And so by you can go back, doesn't necessarily guarantee that they go back, it's going to be okay for Anything they're most likely could come back.

Clear if these protections are taking away.

What legal recourse to the beneficiaries of TPS have?

>> It really depends on every percent.

And that's why I advise everybody to who is on Pps to.

>> Seek advice with, you know, I trusted immigration attorney legal service providers and the city because some people may qualify for asylum.

In fact, many people who have TPS, probably Spotify for asylum and need to be aware that there's a one-year deadline.

So they need to make sure they file in time others might not have qualified for something.

Maybe 2 months ago or last year, but now they do because maybe they're Mary, tell us citizen.

So making sure that we reassess the case.

You know, is very, very important right now.

despite what you know, there's litigation happening and so everything is in limbo.

And in order to protect yourself, I really advise people to not to take to actually seek advice and not hide from it.

We do have a statement from the Department of Homeland Security and they say, quote, while these injunctions delay justice and undermine the integrity of our immigration system.

>> Secretary Noem will use every legal option at the department's disposal to end to this chaos and prioritize the safety of Americans under God.

The people rule, unelected activist judges cannot stop the will of the American people for a safe and secure our homeland in the meantime, John, folks are living in sort of like this, this legal limbo.

What does that mean for them?

Well, as I kind of mentioned, there's is ongoing what's going to happen to them?

>> What the next steps are they going to take as kind of mentioned, making sure you seek legal consultation from an immigration attorney or legal services that have could representative?

But yes, there's an ongoing fear.

People don't know what's going to happen, especially with social media, spreading misinformation.

We want to be really careful about that sort misinformation that is being spread.

So that causes a lot of anxiety and people are scared to even go out of their homes.

Goal, you know, take their children to school, you know, go get groceries, simple things like that.

They're living in this sphere and we want to make sure that they know that, you know, they still have rights despite being undocumented department.

Homeland Security has said that the conditions in countries like Haiti and Venezuela have improved so that these protections are needed.

>> Clear.

What do you think that is the case?

Well, if you go on the Department of State Web site at.

>> you see if it's advice for at least American citizens to travel there, it says it is not.

It says do not travel to Venezuela.

It says, I believe reconsider travel to Haiti.

Their security threats there.

So we're seeing that it's not safe for us citizens to travel to these countries.

also we're saying that people from these countries should be safe going back there, that they should be stripped of protections here.

So that they are removed.

You know, like I mean, they've done nothing wrong.

This is not about being a criminal.

This is about.

Immigration.

So that they are removed and go back to danger in places where we don't even let our citizens go.

There's also been a lot of action this week with ICE operations.

Of course, as we were just discussing earlier in the program, ramping up in the city, Jeanette.

What concerns are you hearing from community members about that being sort of another an added layer of concern for them?

>> Yeah, with the community, I mean, kind of what was mentioned.

A lot of people are scared, especially children or even talking about children being scared of what happens if I go to school and my mom or dad deported, you know, this is a fear of like what should we do as a community to make sure we are in form?

There are no you're right, presentations.

these are very important because not only do we tell individuals about their rights, you know, at schools and local neighborhoods are at you know, local organizations, but it also helps them understand what to do if you're confronted with ice, if ice comes to your house, right, what do you do?

We always tell them to remain calm, but it's an ongoing conversation of staying calm and collective understanding what your rights are.

And, you know, people are scared, but we want to reiterate again that we are