Immigration
Alert for migrants with US residency: Trump may declare immigrants who got papers under Biden illegal
Trump administration reportedly planning to revoke the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), approved by Joe Biden during his last days in office.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the US could soon lose their legal status. According to documents obtained by The New York Times, the Trump administration is preparing to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extensions that President Joe Biden approved in the final days of his term.
TPS, established by Congress in 1990, grants temporary residency and work authorization to immigrants from countries affected by natural disasters or armed conflicts. Currently, nearly one million people from 17 countries are living in the US under this program.
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Who could be affected?
Before leaving office, President Biden signed an executive order extending TPS for 18 months for Venezuelan and Salvadoran immigrants, benefiting approximately 800,000 people—600,000 Venezuelans and 200,000 Salvadorans—until 2026. However, this extension only applied to those with already approved applications, offering them employment stability and protection from deportation raids led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Now, that protection is at risk. A document reviewed by The New York Times reveals that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has signed an order revoking the 18-month TPS extension for Venezuelan immigrants. This means that around 600,000 people who had secured legal status for at least another year and a half could now be forced to leave the US much sooner than expected. For now, the extension for Salvadoran immigrants remains in place.
A pattern of hardline immigration policies
This isn’t the first time Trump has targeted TPS. During his first term, he attempted to end the program for Salvadoran immigrants, though courts ultimately blocked the move. Now, with a renewed push against immigration protections, this latest decision aligns with Trump’s broader anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Original article written by Daniela Barrera, translated with the assistance of AI and edited by Greg Heilman.
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