Senate Dems call on Biden administration to extend deportation protections for Venezuelans, Nicaraguans

Senate Democrats have called for the redesignation of deportation protections for immigrants from Venezuela and Nicaragua, citing poor conditions in their countries.

"Given the extraordinary humanitarian crises in these countries, we urge you to use your authority under the law provided by Congress to redesignate Venezuela and Nicaragua for TPS," they wrote. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

The letter is led by senators Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and is signed by 22 other Democrats. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.