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    DHS response to letter requesting TPS designation for Venezuela

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    April 18, 2019

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    Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure

    In March 2019, more than 215 national, state, and local organizations sent a letter to DHS requesting an immediate designation of TPS for Venezuela. In April 2019, DHS sent this response.

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