Kristi Noem’s decision to end temporary protected status for a large group of Venezuelans puts them at risk of being forced to return to the autocratic regime they fled.

Those affected would lose their deportation relief and access to work permits 60 days after the federal government publishes the termination notice, according to the Times.

President Donald Trump‘s administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. government documents that it obtained.

Noem revoked one of two Temporary Protected Status designations for Venezuela, the New York Times first reported.