Venezuela Intervention and U.S. Policy

The Trump administration’s DHS is urging more than 600,000 Venezuelans who lost TPS last year to return, with Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin telling Fox News they "can go home with hope for their country." That message clashes with a State Department Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory warning of wrongful detention, torture, kidnapping and weak health infrastructure, and follows reports of at least 14 journalists detained and armed groups repressing pro‑ouster sentiment after a raid, prompting TPS holders to say they fear jail, torture or death and want TPS reinstated until a real political transition.