The government of United States President Joe Biden extended this Friday (10) relief against deportation that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a measure that could delay the president-elect’s attempts, Donald Trump, to end such protections.
The US Department of Homeland Security has extended enrollment in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program to these countries, giving immigrants a reprieve from deportation and access to work permits for an additional 18 months.
Democrat Biden has greatly increased the number of immigrants who could join the TPS since he took office in 2021. The status, which can be taken advantage of by people whose countries have experienced natural disasters, armed conflicts or other extraordinary events, currently covers more of 1 million people, from 17 nations.
Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on January 20, tried to end enrollment in the program during his first term, from 2017 to 2021, but was prevented by the courts.
He won a new mandate promising a major crackdown on immigrants, and is expected to try to end most of the system’s protections.
Trump’s transition team was not immediately available for comment.
Biden’s decision fell short of calls from activists and some Democrats, who wanted TPS extended to more newly arrived immigrants and people from other nations.
The largest population in the program, Venezuelans have around 600,000 subscribers.
This content was originally published in Biden extends relief against deportation of immigrants from Venezuela and other countries on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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