The announcement came a day after the U.S. secured the release of six hostages from the South American country.

The Temporary Protected Status designation has been used by Republican and Democratic administrations to grant temporary immigration protections to migrants.

President Donald Trump has pushed into new trade law territory with an emergency sanctions law to justify punishing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an extra 10% duty on Chinese goods to curb fentanyl and illegal immigration into the U.

President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming a "major threat" from illegal immigration and drugs -- a move that sparked