Venezuelans in Utah are decrying the Trump administration decision to halt the program that had granted 350,000 Venezuelans around the country deportation protections.

He goes to work in fear.He’s nervous, he says in Spanish, “very, very nervous.”Jaimes, 21, arrived in Utah in June 2023 under then-President Joe Biden’s initiative to offer temporary refuge to Venezuelans fleeing precarious political and economic conditions.

Many Venezuelans are feeling a sense of betrayal after the Trump administration ended their deportation protections. It's an increasingly common sentiment.