Biden extends Temporary Protected Status for over 900,000 immigrants from multiple countries
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The Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan. This extension provides a deportation reprieve and work permits for an additional 18 months. This decision, announced before Donald Trump's inauguration, aims to protect vulnerable immigrants amid ongoing crises in their home countries. The extension particularly benefits over 600,000 Venezuelans facing a humanitarian emergency. Currently, more than 1 million people from 17 countries are living in the U.S. under TPS. The program, established in 1990, offers protections to foreigners due to political strife, natural disasters, or armed conflict.