The Department of Homeland Security has extended the temporary protected status designations for Venezuelans and El Salvadorans by 18 months.

Ohio AG Yost leads 18 states in seeking DHS review of the TPS program, claiming it extends past its temporary intent.

President Donald Trump has indicated a strong intention to eliminate both the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary

During the final days of his administration, President Biden extended TPS for some immigrants from Venezuela, Ukraine, El Salvador and Sudan.

Trump’s executive order has led to the immediate suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Another order aims to reinstate Remain in Mexico and terminate Temporary Protected Status.

In a letter to Kristi Noem, nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the attorneys general say TPS designations have been repeatedly extended far longer than Congress intended. DHS currently designates 17 countries for such status, with some dating back to the 1990s. Honduras, for example, first received the status in 1998.

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 10, 2025, the extension of Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine

The Department of Homeland Security gave more than 6,800 exemptions to terrorism-related entry bars, a significantly higher number that in recent years.

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Friday that she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” as she carries out President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The extension of TPS will benefit approximately 234,000 Salvadorans, 1,900 Sudanese, 104,000 Ukrainians, and 600,000 Venezuelans, according to DHS.

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced that it had rolled back Biden-era guidance that limited federal immigration arrests near sensitive locations, including schools, hospitals and churches.