U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Monday said he spoke with multiple officials in Venezuela and would begin meetings early Tuesday, days after the outgoing Biden administration imposed new sanctions on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration would likely stop buying oil from Venezuela and was looking "very strongly" at the South American country.

The program will now allow up to 937,600 eligible foreign nationals to remain in the US into 2026, though the precise end date varies by country.

President Biden extended temporary deportation protections for roughly 900,000 people from countries including Venezuela and Ukraine, a move to protect some immigrants ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Friday’s announcement applies to people from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela – shielding them from deportation for another 18 months, starting from the expiration of the current protection, and allowing to remain in the US with work permits.

The Biden administration rolled out deportation protections to nearly a million foreign nationals living in the United States, including hundreds

The president sought to end a program that allowed migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to fly into the United States and remain in the country for up to two years.

President Joe Biden's administration on Friday renewed deportation relief that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a move that would delay any attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to sunset those protections.

Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?

The case of Guatemala reveals how President Trump’s promised sweeps could change life outside the United States, too.

United States President Donald Trump has hit the ground running by signing a series of executive actions addressing immigration, climate policy, and criminal justice. Tribune Online reports that Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States.