The meeting sought by the GOP lawmakers comes only days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration — at their request — to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

The Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Venezuelans may have implications for 350,000 living in the U.S.

The U.S. designated Venezuela for TPS on the basis of conditions in Venezuela that prevented nationals from returning safely. He is hopeful about his pending asylum application, even though his uncle, who is raising a daughter in South Florida, was just denied.