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Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour executive order deferring the removal of as many as 200,000 Venezuelans currently in the United States has given a respite to these immigrants fearing deportation to their troubled homeland.
BY Daniel Shoer Roth/ Miami Herald
These Venezuelan nationals covered by a temporary benefit known as Deferred Enforce Departure (DED) will not be subjected to removal from the U.S. during 18 months and may request employment authorization to work here legally.
But the policy has left a series of unanswered questions among the impacted population.
To get a clearer picture, el Nuevo Herald interviewed Venezuelan immigration attorney, Lea Salama Dimitri, of the Behar Law Group in Fort Lauderdale. Dimitri is a member of the Venezuelan American National Bar Association and has studied the new order, which became effective Jan. 20, 2021.
WHAT IS DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE?
The President of the United States may authorize Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) in his discretion and as part of his constitutional power to conduct foreign relations. Individuals covered by DED are not subject to removal from the United States for a designated period of time.
DED is not considered non-immigrant status, immigrant status (green card), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or U.S. citizenship.
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