The Venezuelan opposition considers “important” that the temporary state of protection (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States is preserved, or that an alternate protection mechanism that recognizes the nature of the Venezuelan crisis is adopted.
The opposition of Venezuela, headed by María Corina Machado, said Thursday that she considers “important” that the temporary state of protection (TPS) is preserved for Venezuelans in the United States, or that an alternate protection mechanism is adopted that recognizes nature of the Venezuelan crisis.
The statement arises a day after President Donald Trump's government canceled the TPS extension which gave Venezuelan migrants 18 additional months of protection and work permits.
“It is crucial that the risk and integrity to which people who have faced or fled from the regime due to political persecution are considered,” explained a statement from the command with Vzla, a platform that led the candidacy of the opposition leader That the triumph in the presidential elections of last year, Edmundo González is accredited with minutes.
The opposition said to understand the need to guarantee security and order in the US, as well as respecting the decisions of the government of that country directed against criminal organizations such as the Aragua train, and against those who have dedicated themselves to money laundering and expansion of illicit networks.
However, he insisted that “the vast majority” of Venezuelans in exile has been looking for temporary refuge until it is possible to return to “a free Venezuela.”
“The vast majority of Venezuelans who live today in the United States are good people, who for decades have worked hard and contributed to the development of this great nation with their talent, their knowledge and their investments,” he said.
The Aragua train is a criminal organization that originated in a Venezuelan prison, and that the Government of Nicolás Maduro claims to have dismantled. Trump declared it as a foreign terrorist organization.
Members of the gang would have begun to arrive in the US in recent years and months.
The opposition reiterated its commitment to Venezuela and assured that it is dedicated to working with the new US administration “in order to find a favorable solution for all parties.”
Venezuela is going through a political and economic crisis that has been climbing over the years, and that has led to more than 7.7 million people, according to UNHCR, to leave the country.
Currently both the ruling of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and González, recognized as elected president of Venezuela in the US, the victory in the presidential elections last year are awarded.
Despite the insistence of the international community that requested transparent and verifiable results, the electoral authority has not disseminated disintegrated data, while the opposition published minutes that retained their table witnesses.