(Im)migration News Roundup, April 29-May 5

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(Im)migration News Roundup, April 29-May 5 Editor's note: With four people working on (im)migration stories every day, we still struggle to keep up with all of the relevant news. So, we wanted a way to keep you updated with the top immigration, migration and refugee stories every week — the ones that will most affect you, our international readers, viewers and listeners. We want you to know what's happening, why, and how it could impact your life, family or business. Questions? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com  One more TPS termination The Trump administration continued whittling the Temporary Protected Status program this week, announcing that 57,000 Hondurans living legally in the United States under TPS would lose their residency in 2020. The Department of Homeland Security initially deferred the decision until July 2018, but on May 4 announced it would cancel TPS for the country: "Since 1999, conditions in Honduras that resulted from the hurricane have notably improved. ... Honduras has made substantial progress in post-hurricane recovery and reconstruction from the 1998 Hurricane Mitch."  Caravan to the border Dozens of travelers who crossed through Central America into Mexico have entered the United States, requesting asylum this week. Read our reporting on how the deployment of U.S. troops to the border is — and isn't — changing how would-be migrants view their chances of crossing the border. What's next? U.S. officials will review the cases of migrants requesting asylum in the United States. ​Putin's effect on persecution claims The number of Russians seeking asylum in the United States has increased dramatically since Russian leader Vladimir Putin took office in 2012, an exclusive report by VOA partner agency RFE/RL showed this week. "I understood that I had to leave, and that it's unlikely I could live peacefully and find a partner in Russia," a gay Russian who requested protection from the United States told a reporter. From 2007 to 2016, the U.S. accepted nearly 5,000 asylum applications by Russians, according to a VOA review of federal data.  Rohingya hunger Hot meals are falling short of meeting the needs of refugees in Bangladesh's district of Cox's Bazar, especially for children. Malnourishment is wrecking their young bodies. The next crisis: Reporter Jason Patinkin also documented preparations for the rainy season at the camps, where fears of landslides, flooding and disease are surging.  ​Venezuela's expanding exodus  So many Venezuelans are seeking safety outside their country that a Peruvian businessman started a shelter to accommodate the influx. Watch as VOA's Celia Mendoza interviews the founder — and the Venezuelan exiles — in Lima. In brief: Immigration director out Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, made it known publicly this week that he would be retiring from the federal government. The Wall Street Journal first reported his plans to leave the federal government in June. President Donald Trump named Homan acting director in January 2017. 
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