The Trump administration’s decision Sunday to end the protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States is based on the notion that conditions have improved in the South American country to the point that its citizens no longer need to be safeguarded from a repressive dictatorship.

The decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 people signals that President Trump will continue to dismantle a program that aims to protect migrants from potentially dangerous countries.

Edmundo González, recognized by the United States as Venezuela’s president-elect, urges the Trump administration not to deal with the Maduro regime on immigration.