The article discusses the impact of the Trump administration's strict immigration policies on DC's immigrant communities, particularly highlighting the increased fear and confusion. Abel Nuñez of CARECEN emphasizes the need for educating immigrants about their rights amid heightened enforcement actions by ICE, which includes arrests at sensitive locations. His organization has seen a significant rise in individuals seeking citizenship, evidencing a response to these tense conditions. Vulnerable groups, especially recent Venezuelan migrants, face additional challenges as their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is set to expire soon, leaving them potentially unprotected.
We're focusing a lot more on educational services such as Know Your Rights... the number of people that want to become citizens has increased twofold.
The recent comers, which includes a lot of Venezuelans... once their TPS runs out, which is going to run out pretty soon, then they'll be unprotected.
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