A group of Democratic senators is relentlessly pushing President Joe Biden (D) to extend deportation protections to illegal aliens ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming term.
On Monday, seven senators sent a letter to Biden, urging him to redesignate Temporary Protected Status “for All Eligible Countries and Consider Providing Deferred Enforced Departure.”
‘At risk of being sent back to horrific conditions.’
TPS allows foreign nationals from designated countries to remain in the United States for a temporary period of time. Countries are added to the list when it is deemed unsafe for their citizens to return due to ongoing conflicts, environmental disasters, or other “extraordinary and temporary conditions.”
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Eligible individuals cannot be deported and may be granted work and travel authorizations during their stay.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and
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