TPS

The Department of Homeland Security says about 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 El Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months. Florida is home to nearly 300,000 TPS holders, the largest number in the nation.

TPS is not a permanent legal status but protects against deportation, allows migrants to get a work permit, and sometimes travel authorization.

Advocates have been pushing the federal government for years on the work permit issue, but the administration is negotiating with Senate Republicans a compromise that would enforce stricter immigration policies to secure more money for Ukraine and Israel.

The Baez family felt they had little choice but to leave their home country of Venezuela after their own personal safety was at risk. The decision to leave everything behind and start from scratch began a journey of both uncertainty and possibility.

Mayors, governors and others have been forceful advocates for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter and work permits. However, their efforts and existing laws have exposed tensions among immigrants who have been in the country for years.

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.

City of Doral Councilwoman and immigration attorney Maureen Porras tells WLRN what the extension and expansion of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) means to the South Florida community that is home to the nation's largest Venezuelan community.

People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return.

Immigration advocates in South Florida are urging the Biden administration to designate and extend Temporary Protected Status for Central Americans countries.

Venezuelans are asking for more protections in the U.S. as many continue to flee human rights violations in their home country. Plus, some South Florida doctors argue lawmakers without medical expertise shouldn't be making laws around abortion. And Sundial’s Solar Series continues.

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.

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