The U.S. government has extended deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from six countries who are in the United States.
The extension means that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal will not expire on Dec. 31, as previously scheduled. The new deadline is June 30, 2024, according to a document filed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), set to be formally published to the Federal Register on Nov. 16.
The Temporary Protected Status (TPS), established by Congress in 1990, is a temporary benefit that protects immigrants from certain designated countries. Fifteen countries are currently designated, although the latest extension only affects those from the aforementioned six countries….