Although it doesn’t affect her status, the attorney said there is plenty to celebrate on the first day that undocumented Venezuelans will be able to apply for Temporary Protected Status.
Vegas said this will allow undocumented Venezuelans who qualify for TPS to also get a driver’s license.
The party at El Arepazo follows a public virtual meeting that included Sen. Bob Menendez and Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Albio Sires, Stephanie Murphy, Ted Deutch, and Darren Soto.
The protection comes about a month after former President Donald Trump’s administration granted Deferred Enforced Departure for some Venezuelans.
“Unilateral sanctions have generally not been effective,” Wasserman Schultz said.