10 things you need to know today: September 21, 2023

Biden extends temporary protections to 470,000 Venezuelans, Republicans grill Garland on Biden and Trump investigations, and more

Venezuelan migrant heading to the U.S.
Venezuelan migrant heading to the U.S.
(Image credit: Orlando Sierra / AFP via Getty Images)

1. Biden extends protections, work permits to 470,000 Venezuelans

The Biden administration on Wednesday extended temporary protected status to 470,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. by July 31, allowing them to live and work in the country for 18 months. The policy, which previously applied to people who arrived by early March, had been set to expire, but Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said a review determined that conditions in Venezuela still "prevent their safe return." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams had lobbied for the change, saying letting migrants work would help them and provide relief to overwhelmed social services agencies. The New York Immigration Coalition estimated the change would affect about 60,000 Venezuelans in New York. Politico, CBS News

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.