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WASHINGTON The United States extended the temporary legal residency status Friday for nearly 7,000 people from Syria because of the country’s civil war.
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske said Friday that temporary protected status would be extended for 18 months. It was set to expire on March 31.
The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday extended deportation relief for several thousand Syrian immigrants living in the United States, an early move that aligns with his broader pro-immigrant platform.
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske said temporary protected status, known as TPS, would be extended for 18 months. It was set to expire on March 31.
“This action enables over 6,700 eligible Syrian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Syria) to retain their TPS through September 2022 and allows approximately 1,800 additional individuals to file initial applications to obtain such status,” according to the announcement.
The temporary status allows foreign citizens to stay in the US if they lack some other form of legal residency and come from a country that meets certain criteria that makes it dangerous to return.
US: Thousands of Syrians offered temporary residency extension
The US Department of Homeland Security made the decision as the ongoing conflict in Syria meant a return for the immigrants would be too dangerous. Their temporary status was set to expire on March 31.
The US has extended the temporary status for almost 7,000 Syrians
The United States on Friday extended the temporary legal residency status for almost 7,000 Syrians due to the war in their homeland.
In an early sign of a broader pro-immigrant platform from President Joe Biden s administration, the acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske said temporary protected status (TPS) for the thousands of immigrants would be extended by 18 months.