Venezuelans under TPS can apply for refugee status, Kristi Noem says

<p>Homeland security secretary says Venezuelan leader needs to protect America against drug trafficking and terrorists</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a>, the US homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that the US wants a leader in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a> who will be “a partner that understands that we’re going to protect America” to stop drug trafficking and “terrorists from coming into our country”.</p><p>Noem indicated in an interview on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387218073112">Fox News Sunday</a> that the immigration status of Venezuelan nationals living in the US under temporary protected status (TPS) was part of an administration-wide decision-making process that her department would follow.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/kristi-noem-venezuela-leader-tps-refugee">Continue reading...</a>