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News Articles: temporary protected status

The U.S. Supreme Court order ending temporary protected status — TPS — worries Florida's Venezuelan community and what it might mean for possible deportations of 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States.

In Florida, Venezuelans worry about the potential loss of temporary protected status

When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.

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By:
  • Greg Allen
Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, wait to board a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Aug. 27, 2021.

White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies

Veterans and others express outrage as the Trump administration ends special protective status for Afghans who had relocated to the U.S.

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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Tom Bowman
Marilyn Miranda, 12, of Washington raises her hand up during a protest for an extension of the Temporary Protected Status in September 2022 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. will expand Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. as of July 31 can sign up for Temporary Protected Status. Homeland Security officials estimate that roughly 472,000 more people will now be eligible for work permits.

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By:
  • Joel Rose
Security forces stand guard on a road as people are arrested, next to dismantled barricades that were set up by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday.

U.S. Offers Protected Status For People From Myanmar As Coup Leaders Crack Down

The Biden administration will offer temporary protected status to people who fear returning to Myanmar after the military coup and ensuing suppression of protesters that has killed at least 70 people.

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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the plaintiffs failed to prove that racial animus was a factor when the administration canceled temporary protected status for four countries.

Court Rules Government Can End Humanitarian Protections For Some 300,000 Immigrants

Critics say ending temporary protected status for people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan will devastate families and communities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

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By:
  • Rachel Treisman