- The U.S. immigration service announced this week that it has extended a protected status program that prevents migrants from six countries from being deported before mid-2024.
- According to a document filed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Temporary Protected Status will be extended to 30th June, 2024.
- US data showed that the extension will affect about 392,000 people, of whom some 242,000 are citizens of El Salvador.
WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. immigration service announced this week that it has extended a protected status program that prevents migrants from six countries – Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal – from being deported before mid-2024.
According to a document filed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Temporary Protected Status will be extended to 30th June, 2024.
Under the program, recipients can obtain work permits and are protected from deportation if their home countries go through extraordinary events, such as natural disasters or armed conflicts.
US data showed that the extension will affect about 392,000 people, of whom some 242,000 are citizens of El Salvador.
‘Thanks be to God,” tweeted Milena Mayorga, Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S.
The document said the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension “to ensure its continued compliance” with orders proceeding from two ongoing court cases.
Plaintiffs in one the the cases said that in October, the Biden administration pulled out of settlement talks on providing further protections to those from the six countries.
Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat who chairs a Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said the extension “is a huge relief” for those enrolled in the program.”
