The Department of Homeland Security has extended the temporary protected status designation for over 100,000 nationals from Ukraine and Sudan.
The move marks a reversal of the temporary protection’s expiration on Monday, letting roughly 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese stay in the United States for now.
DHS said both groups “retain protections” until a final announcement is made on their status, adding that a decision “will be made at the appropriate time.” This means that Ukrainian and Sudanese immigrants can live and work in the U.S. until the department determines otherwise.
Last month, the Trump administration kept the TPS designation in place for about 200,000 Salvadorans. They were supposed to leave the U.S. by Sept. 9, but DHS granted a similar deportation reprieve for them.
The extension of temporary protections is a departure from the administration’s decision to terminate TPS for more than 1 million people from 13 different countries. Venezuela, Haiti, and Honduras were among the top nations affected by the expiration of TPS.
It remains to be seen what DHS does with the TPS program for Lebanon. The department previously extended it for six months, from May to November. The TPS label for Lebanese is set to expire on Nov. 27 unless the administration decides to extend it.
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Ukrainians residing in the U.S. are protected under the TPS program because of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has not relented despite the administration’s efforts to end the conflict. Before leaving office in January 2025, former President Joe Biden extended the designation an additional 18 months through October 2026.
Sudanese also have protections due to the armed conflict and political instability that have plagued the African nation for years. The TPS designation was first applied to Sudan in 1997 and subsequently extended numerous times as conditions in the country have failed to stabilize.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
