The end of temporary protections for Venezuelans in the U.S. has left many in North Texas in fear of deportation.

On Friday tens of thousands of Venezuelans lost their Temporary Protected Status designation, which allowed them to legally live and work in the U.S. due to unsafe conditions in their home country, including a collapse of the health care system and ongoing economic crisis.

Willander, who only wanted to be identified by his first name, was a civil engineer in Venezuela before he came to the U.S.

He said the loss of TPS creates uncertainty not only for him, but for all Venezuelans in the U.S.

“Sometimes we are afraid to go out into the street in the event we are arrested by police,” he told KERA in Spanish. “And being Venezuelan, they can ask you for documents.”

In 2021 the

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