U.S. will keep deporting Venezuelan migrants, Noem says

The big picture: Asked on "Fox News Sunday" if Venezuelans should remain in the U.S. given the instability, Noem argued that Venezuela is "more free today than it was yesterday" and insisted TPS holders can apply for refugee status instead.

• "We need to make sure that our programs actually mean something and that we're following the law," Noem said when pressed about forced returns during political upheaval.

The backdrop: The Trump administration terminated TPS for Venezuelans earlier this year. The Supreme Court allowed the termination to proceed while litigation continues.

• President Trump also halted asylum applications from 19 countries, including Venezuela, after a shooting incident in D.C.
• Newly elected Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins called the TPS termination "reckless, dangerous and wrong" on Saturday, urging Trump to reinstate the program.

What they're saying: While some Venezuelans celebrated Maduro's ouster in Miami's streets, others stayed home fearing immigration raids, according to news reports.

• "We are victims of the Nicolás Maduro regime, but we are also victims of the Trump administration policies," Adelys Ferro of the Venezuelan-American Caucus told The New York Times.
• The president suggested Saturday that some Venezuelans "want to stay, and some probably want to go back."

What to watch: International law professors wrote in Just Security that if the U.S. and Venezuela are now in an armed conflict, Venezuelans living in the U.S. are entitled to Geneva Convention protections, which could affect immigration policies.