/tags/temporary-protected-status temporary protected status en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:00:26 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/on-immigration-biden-goes-big-in-opening-bid-to-congress Biden will send Congress a proposal that would protect millions of people from deportation, marking a dramatic turn from President Trump's hardline immigration tack. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:00:26 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/on-immigration-biden-goes-big-in-opening-bid-to-congress Franco Ordoñez /news-partners/2019-08-01/u-s-extends-temporary-deportation-protection-to-syrians The government's action grants thousands of Syrians in the U.S. an 18-month extension of a program allowing them to remain here. The State Department has said no part of Syria is safe from violence. Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:43:11 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-01/u-s-extends-temporary-deportation-protection-to-syrians Richard Gonzales /news-partners/2019-03-28/trump-extends-deportation-protection-for-liberians-in-the-u-s The delay will give Congress time to work on a possible permanent pathway for thousands of Liberians to remain in the U.S. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 02:09:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-03-28/trump-extends-deportation-protection-for-liberians-in-the-u-s Richard Gonzales /news-partners/2018-10-04/federal-judge-blocks-trump-from-removing-immigrants-from-4-countries The administration's effort to eliminate protections for more than 300,000 immigrants from four impoverished countries is halted for now. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 05:27:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-10-04/federal-judge-blocks-trump-from-removing-immigrants-from-4-countries Richard Gonzales /news-partners/2018-01-31/u-s-renews-temporary-protected-status-for-some-syrians In 2012, Syrians living in the U.S. were shielded from having to return to a country embroiled in war. Those protections were extended Wednesday, but only for Syrians in the U.S. since Aug. 1, 2016. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 01:26:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-01-31/u-s-renews-temporary-protected-status-for-some-syrians Colin Dwyer, Merrit Kennedy