Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now
The TPS protections of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants were officially slated to terminate on Monday.
Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan who are enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program will be able to stay in the United States and work without the risk of deportation for now, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sunday. This is despite the fact that their TPS protections were set to expire earlier this week.
The DHS stated that the final decisions on the future of these humanitarian immigration programs will be made at a later date. Until then, individuals from Ukraine and Sudan who are part of the TPS program will retain their protection. This decision is a stark contrast to the Trump administration's stance on TPS programs, which were often viewed as a form of amnesty by the administration.
Under the Trump administration, over 1 million immigrants from more than a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, and Venezuela, saw their TPS protections revoked as part of a crackdown on immigration. However, the TPS programs for Ukrainians and Sudanese nationals are among the few that have remained in place for nearly two years.
The TPS policy for Ukrainians was first introduced in 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As of March 2025, over 100,000 Ukrainians were enrolled in the TPS program. The Sudan TPS program has been active since the late 1990s, with different administrations extending it due to ongoing conflict and political instability in Sudan. Currently, around 1,800 Sudanese nationals have TPS status.
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