Temporary Protected Status

A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections. It’s the most rapid loss in legal status for immigrants in recent United States history.

Officials announced the administration is cancelling Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian immigrants in the U.S. — even though the U.N. says conditions inside Haiti remain horrific.

The Trump administration insists conditions have improved enough in Honduras and Nicaragua to send migrants protected from deportation back to those countries — but those groups disagree and argue it's wrong to return them after so many years in the U.S.

In South Florida and around the U.S., migrants on legal programs like TPS and humanitarian parole feel trapped between the hope of recent court rulings protecting their status — and the reality of President Trump's determination to expel them.

More than 40 members of Congress wrote President Biden and administration officials this week in support of allowing more Nicaraguans to live and work in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, similar to what the administration offered Venezuelans.

A TikTok video claimed Biden granted almost 500,000 Venezuelan migrants voting rights, but that’s inaccurate. TPS recipients do not automatically become U.S. citizens, however, and only citizens can vote in federal elections.

Eligible Venezuelans have until Nov. 7 to re-up their Temporary Protected Status. The Biden Administration will automatically extend work permits for a year.

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The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.

The Florida Senate approved a measure aimed at boosting immigration enforcement. It targets transportation companies that bring undocumented immigrants into the state and expands a 2019 law that sought to ban sanctuary cities.

An ICR poll shows Florida Venezuelans want a path to citizenship for Temporary Protected Status holders.