U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cut the duration of deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. as the Trump administration searches for ways to ramp up removals of Venezuelan nationals,

The Trump administration is revoking an extension that grants deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States through October 2026, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.