One of Joe Biden’s final acts on immigration was to extend four grants of Temporary Protected Status – covering nearly one million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan – through to 2026.

The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States as communities brace for the incoming Trump administration.

Ahead of Trump’s taking office, the move shields Venezuelans, Ukrainians, Salvadorans and Sudanese from possible deportation for 18 months.

President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation may encounter some significant hurdles if two Virginia senators succeed in asking President Joe Biden to extend Temporary Protected Status “for all eligible countries.

President Joe Biden's administration has extended by 18 months the temporary protected status for migrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela due to "extraordinary and temporary conditions" in those nations.

Homeland Security cites political and economic conditions in Venezuela and storm damage in El Salvador as reasons for deeming them unsafe for return

The Biden administration has extended temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the United States for 18 months, ten days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.