Key Points
More than a million immigrants in the United States face an uncertain future as the Joe Biden administrations Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations hang in the balance, with President-elect Donald Trump and his administration pledging to scale back or end the program...
TPS, which allows individuals from countries deemed unsafe to live and work legally in the US, has been a lifeline for over a million people from nations like Venezuela, Haiti, Sudan, and Afghanistan..
But with Trumps upcoming policies promising mass deportations and a rollback of TPS protections, many families and communities are bracing for significant change...
Though federal regulations allow for a designations termination before expiration, this requires a 60-day notice, a rare move that hasnt yet been done.. TPS is similar to the Deferred Enforcement Departure Program, which Trump previously used to extend protections for Venezuelans in 2021, shielding 145,000 people for 18 months...
During Trumps prior term, courts intervened to block the expiration of TPS for several countries, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas later extending protections under Biden...
