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       Trump targeted protected Venezuelans in the U.S. The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status yesterday for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., leaving the population vulnerable to potential deportation in the coming months.

       Those under T.P.S. from Venezuela who received the protections in 2023 will lose their temporary status 60 days after the government publishes the termination notice. The move could face legal challenges from immigrant rights activists.

       Background: T.P.S. is meant for migrants who cannot be returned to a country that is facing a natural disaster or conflict. In recent years, migrants have fled Venezuela as its government has unraveled under President Nicolás Maduro. Republicans have criticized T.P.S., describing it as a temporary measure that turned into a permanent arrangement.

       Tariffs: Canada said yesterday that it would place retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent on more than $100 billion worth of U.S. goods, after President Trump imposed stiff tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico. U.S. items that would be affected beginning tomorrow include honey, tomatoes, whiskey, peanut butter and garments. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s leader, added that more measures, including curbing or taxing energy exports, were being considered.

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       China’s commerce minister vowed “countermeasures” and said it would file a legal case at the World Trade Organization against the U.S. Mexico’s president promised retaliatory “tariff and nontariff measures.”

       Analysis: Trump took to social media yesterday to defend the tariffs while acknowledging that there could be “some pain.” They could upend the world economic order in China’s favor.

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