Homeland Security says about 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 El Salvadorans living in the U.S. can legally remain another 18 months.

The program that kept nearly 1 million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan in the U.S. legally was renewed for 18 months.

On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced important changes that will benefit noncitizens who have applied for

President Joe Biden is extending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, to over 800,000 immigrants who are currently in the U.S. legally.

President Joe Biden's administration on Friday renewed deportation relief that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a move that would delay any attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to sunset those protections.

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 ...

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 ...

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Immigrants from certain countries designated for temporary protected status are allowed to live and work in the U.S. for extendible periods of time.

One of Joe Biden’s final acts on immigration was to extend four grants of Temporary Protected Status – covering nearly one million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan – through to 2026.

The extension of TPS will benefit approximately 234,000 Salvadorans, 1,900 Sudanese, 104,000 Ukrainians, and 600,000 Venezuelans, according to DHS.

The Department of Homeland Security has extended the temporary protected status designations for Venezuelans and El Salvadorans by 18 months.