Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now
Summary
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan currently under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will keep their protection from deportation for now, even though their TPS was supposed to end soon. DHS said final decisions about these immigration programs will come later, so these immigrants can continue living and working in the U.S. for the time being.Key Facts
- TPS gives immigrants from certain countries a temporary pause from deportation and allows them to work legally in the U.S.
- TPS for Ukrainians was created after Russia's invasion in 2022; about 100,000 Ukrainians have TPS as of March 2025.
- TPS for Sudanese immigrants dates back to the late 1990s due to ongoing conflict; about 1,800 Sudanese had TPS as of March 2025.
- Their TPS protections were scheduled to expire but are now extended temporarily while DHS considers final decisions.
- Under President Donald Trump’s administration, many TPS protections were ended for immigrants from more than a dozen countries.
- Some TPS programs, including those for Ukrainians, Sudanese, and Salvadorans, remain active during President Trump’s second term.
- TPS was created by Congress in 1990 to help people from countries experiencing war, disasters, or unsafe conditions.
- The DHS emphasized that decisions about TPS will be made at the appropriate future time, but protections continue for now.
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