Court's ruling deepens migrant concerns amid revoked Venezuelan protection in US

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to revoke legal protections for over 300,000 Venezuelan asylum seekers, sparking widespread concern among migrant communities across the United States.

In San Antonio, Texas, home to a large Venezuelan community, tensions are high following the ruling.

Critics argue the Trump administration unfairly targeted Venezuelan refugees, while authorities in the city report issues with Venezuelan gangs, including the "Tren de Aragua." The administration has spotlighted this group, transferring suspected gang members to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who recently visited the notorious Salvadoran mega-prison -- defended the administration's actions in testimony before Congress last week.

"The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to secure our nation and to make sure that we're out there going after those that are the worst of the worst, the criminals, the bad actors," she said.

However, a Venezuelan asylum seeker who would like to speak on condition of anonymity said that hundreds of thousands of honest Venezuelan refugees in America have been tarnished with the same brush.

"We are all seen as criminals. A minority of Venezuelans have turned to crime here, and now we are all being labelled as bad people," he said.

Other immigrant groups are watching closely. Nicaraguans like Joniel Ramirez are currently covered by Temporary Protected Status -- but that's due to expire in July -- and he says he's not counting on courts to come through for him.

"I'm going to self-deport. I'd rather leave on my own than be arrested and ejected as if I were a criminal. I don't understand all this hatred against immigrants; we're the ones who keep this country afloat," said the Nicaraguan migrant.

As the Trump administration cracks down on refugees, migrant communities across the country are growing increasingly nervous.

Court's ruling deepens migrant concerns amid revoked Venezuelan protection in US

Court's ruling deepens migrant concerns amid revoked Venezuelan protection in US

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is "under total control" following violence linked to protests that spiked over the weekend.

Addressing foreign diplomats in Tehran, the foreign minister noted that armed terrorist groups had infiltrated the protests, attempting to divert them from their legitimate course. He claimed that evidence has been gathered showing Iranian security forces being shot at, with the aim of causing further casualties. He accused the United States and Israel of exploiting the unrest to interfere in Iran's internal affairs.

Araghchi further stated that the government is closely monitoring developments on the streets, emphasizing that "the situation has come under control." He also affirmed that internet services, curtailed during the unrest, would be restored after coordination with security agencies.

The government has engaged in dialogue with merchants and protest representatives and initiated reforms to address grievances related to price hikes and currency depreciation. Iran has taken a series of actions and measures to respond to the demands of peaceful demonstrators, the foreign minister said.

Earlier on Sunday, Araghchi said that clear evidence links recent riots and vandalism of public facilities in Iran to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. This came after former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Mossad agents operating on Iran's streets in a social media post. The Iranian foreign minister asserted that police are being attacked by "terrorists" acting under the direction of Israeli operatives, whom Pompeo publicly acknowledged.

The protests initially erupted over a sharp depreciation of the rial and sweeping subsidy reforms. Iranian authorities have blamed the unrest on foreign-linked agents and U.S. sanctions.

Iranian foreign minister says situation "fully under control," accuses Israeli intelligence of stoking unrest