US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan
DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday
TL;DR
- Over 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese in the US will not face immediate deportation.
- Their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was set to expire Monday, but DHS confirmed they will retain protections.
- The duration of this extension and the status of work permits remain unclear.
- Activists and lawmakers argue that conditions in Ukraine and Sudan are still unsafe for return.
- This decision follows a pattern of extending TPS without immediate finality, similar to cases involving Salvadorans.
- The Trump administration has previously terminated TPS for over 1 million individuals from other countries.