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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that acting Secretary David Pekoske would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 6,700 eligible Syrians through September 2022 and allow an additional 1,800 people to file initial applications.
The program grants immigrants who cannot return to their countries safely, for reasons like natural disasters or armed conflict, the ability to stay and work in the United States legally for a defined period that can be renewed.
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.
Barack Obama’s Journey so far .
Barack Hussein Obama II passed out from the Punahou School in Honolulu in 1979. In 1983, he got a degree in political science from New York s Columbia University
After completing his law from Harvard University, Obama s first job was as a teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago
In 2006, Obama thought of contesting the 2008 US presidential polls, and in early 2007 he announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
In June 2008, Obama became the Democratic Presidential candidate defeating New York senator Hillary Clinton. In November that year, Obama defeated Republican opponent John McCain for the presidency. He was the first person of the African-American community to become the US president