Temporary Protected Status Extended For El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, And Venezuela

On Jan. 10, 2025, the outgoing Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly one million individuals in the United States. Specifically, DHS extended TPS for 18 months for qualifying individuals from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. To qualify for the TPS extension, individuals from these countries must already be residing in the United States as current beneficiaries of TPS. If they continue to meet general and country specific eligibility requirements, these individuals can register for continued temporary protections from removal and seek temporary employment authorization. Every individual processed by DHS goes through rigorous national security and public safety vetting during the original application process and again during re-registration. If any individual is identified as posing a threat, they may be detained, removed, or referred to other federal agencies