DHS Keeps TPS Protections for Ukrainians and Sudanese

The Department of Homeland Security said Ukrainians and Sudanese covered by Temporary Protected Status will keep their protections after the programs’ scheduled October 19 expiration, while the department considers what to do next. DHS has not said when it will announce decisions or whether it will renew or end either designation. The assurance, reported in statements by DHS to news organizations, means eligible beneficiaries can continue living and working in the United States for now. The department said protections would remain in place until it announces its decisions. It did not provide a timetable, and the continuation is not a formal renewal of either program. The two countries’ TPS designations were due to expire Monday. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and about 1,800 Sudanese were enrolled, according to federal figures cited in reports, though estimates varied by source and reference date. DHS had not announced a termination decision before the scheduled expiration. Temporary Protected Status allows people from countries deemed unsafe because of armed conflict, natural disasters or other humanitarian crises to remain in the United States temporarily. Ukraine received the...