The program will now allow up to 937,600 eligible foreign nationals to remain in the US into 2026, though the precise end date varies by country.
GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno sent a blistering letter to the Biden administration after it announced it was extending deportation protection to hundreds of thousands of migrants.
Some 937,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan could benefit from the extension of temporary protections.
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.
President Joe Biden on Friday extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants living in the U.S. from some countries, including Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine. Biden's actions come 10 days before he leaves office, and could benefit about a million migrants who will be shielded from deportation for up to 18 months.
Joe Biden has moved to extend deportation protections afforded to migrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan ahead of Donald Trump’s impending inauguration, according to reports. The extension of Temporary Protected Status program,
The president’s move shields some immigrants ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday condemned the "unacceptable act of repression" in Venezuela, hours after the brief arrest of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
The Biden administration announced it would extend the temporary legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela.
In a last-minute move, President Joe Biden extended deportation protections on for approximately 900,000 immigrants from countries facing conflict or instability, including Venezuela, Ukraine, El Salvador,