DHS Migrant Protections Extended for Hundreds of Thousands (2)

The Biden administration is issuing a flurry of extensions for temporary removal protection and work eligibility for immigrants in the US ahead of the Jan. 20 transition.

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced it was renewing Temporary Protected Status designations for El Salvador, Venezuela, Ukraine, and Sudan before they expire this year.

The moves comes as immigrant advocates have urged the administration to extend TPS designations—which have a maximum duration of 18 months—for a number of countries in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to rollback the program.

For immigrants in the US now, the extension means protections ...