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From Fox News: The Biden administration on Friday announced the extension of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals from a slew of countries, just weeks before the incoming Trump administration is expected to launch a historic deportation operation.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Venezuela, Sudan and Ukraine for an additional 18 months beyond their current expirations.
TPS grants protection from deportation and work permits for nationals living in the U.S. from countries deemed unsafe for them to be returned. DHS cited environmental disasters in El Salvador, including storms and heavy rainfall, that it said resulted in a “substantial, but temporary” disruption of living conditions. It also cited the political and economic crises in Venezuela, political instability in Sudan and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine with Russia.
The moves do not redesignate countries for the status, meaning only those currently protected by TPS are eligible for an extension and no new applications can be received. Venezuela’s extension will apply to approximately 600,000 nationals; El Salvador’s will apply to 232,000; Ukraine’s will apply to approximately 103,000; and Sudan will affect about 1,900 nationals. Venezuela’s extension will run until October 2026, and El Salvador’s will run until September 2026, with both having been scheduled to end in the spring of 2025.
The report explains that this latest move could complicate the incoming Trump administration’s plan to deport illegal aliens from these countries.
Of special concern are illegal aliens from Venezuela, as countless numbers of members of the deadly Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have poured across the border and spread out into major cities across the United States. Also, the MS-13 gang primarily comes from El Salvador.
This move comes as a number of Democrats and immigration activists have been urging the Biden administration to extend the TPS program before Trump gets into office. Fox News notes the Biden administration has now designated 17 countries for TPS.
Washington Examiner reporter Anna Giaritelli explained, “It is not yet clear how the new destinations could impact President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation or if criminals who he would seek to deport are candidates for TPS given their backgrounds. However, TPS status is rescinded if an applicant or recipient is convicted of a crime in the United States, meaning criminals in the country, even gang members, could still be deported.”
It is not yet clear how the new destinations could impact President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation or if criminals who he would seek to deport are candidates for TPS given their backgrounds. However, TPS status is rescinded if an applicant or recipient is convicted of a… https://t.co/5W4mGQMNU2
— Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) January 10, 2025
NEW: DHS announced today the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela for 18 months. The extension of TPS is due to extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent eligible Venezuelan nationals from safely returning.
Read more: https://t.co/PWO25w9n10 pic.twitter.com/YrexLvkVp9
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 10, 2025
NEW: DHS announced today the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine for 18 months. The extension of TPS is due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Ukraine that prevent eligible Ukrainian nationals from safely returning.
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— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 10, 2025
NEW: DHS announced today the extension of Temporary Protected Status- (TPS) for Sudan for 18 months. This extension is due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions that continue to prevent individuals from safely returning.
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— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 10, 2025
El Salvador Temporary Protected Status just extended for another 18 months
TPS designation was going to expire on March 10, 2025
Now ends on September 9, 2026 pic.twitter.com/UhVTtJ6hyo
— Kathleen Bush-Joseph (@KathleenBushJo2) January 10, 2025
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