The Department of Homeland Security is ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States already, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

The decision impacts nearly half of the 600,000 Venezuelans currently residing in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and is expected to take effect within two months. Affected individuals will lose their deportation protections and work permits 60 days after the federal government publishes the termination notice.

The Trump administration has eliminated deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, making them vulnerable to be sent back to the South American country in 60 days when the protection expires.

They were given Temporary Protected Status Because their country is too unsafe to return. But now, thousands of Venezuelans will be open to potential deportation when their protections come to an end as soon as in two months.

President Donald Trump's administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. government documents that it obtained.

Trump targeted protected Venezuelans in the U.S. The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status yesterday for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., leaving the p