US President Joe Biden: Outgoing US President Joe Biden has taken an important decision in the last days of his presidential term. This decision of Biden has saved about 1 million immigrant citizens from deportation. In fact, the Biden administration has expanded the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for more than 9,00,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan. This move by Biden may delay America’s newly elected President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on immigration. With this step of Biden, about one million immigrants are getting relief from deportation and permit to work in America for 18 months.
This move by Biden is being seen as a strategic effort to protect the rights of immigrants who are living and working in America under TPS. By expanding TPS, the Biden administration has effectively created a temporary barrier to the Trump administration’s efforts to end or change the program.
TPS has become a controversial issue in America
TPS has become a controversial issue in America. Regarding which Republicans say that the benefits of this TPS program have been given to a large number of foreign citizens and it also attracts immigrants to come to America illegally. However, during the tenure of President Joe Biden, the TPS program has expanded rapidly and now about 1 million people from 17 countries are living under TPS in America.
TPS extension important for Venezuelans
Given the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, expanding the U.S. TPS program is especially important for Venezuelans. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has justified the expansion of this TPS by citing the inhumane government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Let us tell you that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has taken oath for his third term on Friday (January 10).
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