4 months, 3 weeks ago

Millions at risk as Donald Trump vows to end Temporary Protected Status; Immigrant communities in panic

More than a million immigrants in the United States face an uncertain future as the Joe Biden administration’s Temporary Protected Status designations hang in the balance, with President-elect Donald Trump and his administration pledging to scale back or end the program. Trump claimed unverified allegations that Haitian TPS holders in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating their neighbors’ pets” and raised concerns about Venezuelan gangs allegedly taking over apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. Attorney Ahilan T Arulanantham, who previously succeeded in challenging Trump’s attempts to let TPS expire for several countries, expects the president-elect will likely make another effort to reduce TPS protections. During Trump’s prior term, courts intervened to block the expiration of TPS for several countries, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas later extending protections under Biden.

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