The humanitarian crises in Venezuela have only worsened in the intervening period, and political persecution has escalated,” Díaz-Balart wrote in a letter to Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday moved to terminate deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S., part of President Donald Trump's expanding immigration crackdown.

The Temporary Protected Status designation has been used by Republican and Democratic administrations to grant temporary immigration protections to migrants.

Trump's order revoking TPS status for almost 350,000 Venezuelans in 60 days would be 'suicidal' for some if they're sent back; others would be jailed, an activist said.