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Marco Rubio: “The problem with temporary protective status was it was…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 1:44:53

Does that make sense to you? Well, first of all, the travel advisories for American citizens traveling there and the threats point Americans, what you're describing, why. Lift temporary protective status? Well, The problem with temporary protective status was it was granted to so many people in such a vast numbers so quickly without proper vetting by the previous administration. that there's a real concern that there were gang members that had received TPS simply because of the nation they came from and the time in which they came. (1:44:53–1:45:02)

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Asserts that temporary protective status was granted to many people without proper vetting by the previous administration.

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