Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan to keep deportation protections for now

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Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan are expected to be allowed to continue to live and work in the United States for now after their deportation protections were set to expire this week, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Temporary Protected Status is a form of humanitarian relief that provides people fleeing war, natural disasters or humanitarian crises with temporary permission to remain in the US without fear of being deported. As of March 2025, there were more than 100,000 Ukrainians and more than 1,790 nationals of Sudan enrolled in the program, according to federal data .

TPS protections for both countries were slated to end Monday.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in statement to CNN that announcements on TPS for Ukraine and Sudan “will be made at the appropriate time.” Until those announcements are made, immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan who are in the US retain protections, the spokesperson said.

The Trump administration, which has terminated TPS for multiple countries in its efforts to curb immigration, took a similar approach for nationals of El Salvador earlier this year, allowing them to keep protections pending an announcement.

Trump administration officials have repeatedly argued that the permissions are temporary and not a permanent solution, criticizing previous administrations for repeatedly extending them.

The US Supreme Court in June allowed the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals from Haiti and Syria who have endured war and natural disasters.

Those who have lost TPS status have faced fear and confusion because they are vulnerable to detention and deportation at any time. And Salvadorans who spoke with CNN last month said they’re increasingly concerned their days in the US could be numbered.

CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn contributed to this report.

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美国国土安全部表示，来自乌克兰和苏丹的移民在本周驱逐出境保护期满后，预计将被允许继续在美国生活和工作。

临时保护身份是一种人道主义援助形式，旨在为逃离战争、自然灾害或人道主义危机的人们提供临时居留许可，使他们不必担心被驱逐出境。根据联邦数据，截至2025年3月，已有超过10万名乌克兰人和超过1790名苏丹国民登记参加了该计划。

对两国实施的临时保护身份（TPS）保护措施原定于周一结束。

美国国土安全部发言人在给CNN的一份声明中表示，关于乌克兰和苏丹临时保护身份（TPS）的公告“将在适当的时候发布”。该发言人表示，在公告发布之前，身在美国的乌克兰和苏丹移民仍然享有保护。

特朗普政府为了遏制移民，已经终止了多个国家的临时保护身份（TPS）。今年早些时候，特朗普政府对萨尔瓦多国民也采取了类似的措施，允许他们在等待正式宣布期间继续享有保护。

特朗普政府官员一再辩称，这些许可只是暂时的，并非永久的解决方案，并批评前几届政府一再延长这些许可。

美国最高法院在 6 月份允许特朗普政府终止对数十万来自海地和叙利亚、饱受战争和自然灾害蹂躏的外国公民的临时驱逐保护。

那些失去临时保护身份的人面临着恐惧和困惑，因为他们随时可能被拘留和驱逐出境。上个月接受CNN采访的萨尔瓦多人表示，他们越来越担心自己在美国的日子可能屈指可数了。

CNN的Piper Hudspeth Blackburn对本报道亦有贡献。