Biden Admin Extends Temporary Amnesty to Thousands of Somalis Living in US

Biden Admin Extends Temporary Amnesty to Thousands of Somalis Living in US
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas answers a reporter's question during a news conference with Mexican counterparts at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 13, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has renewed the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, allowing more than 2,600 Somali nationals to remain in the United States for another 18 months.

A country may be designated for TPS when circumstances in the country, such as a civil war or natural disaster, temporarily prevent its citizens from returning safely. The DHS currently grants this status to 16 countries, including Ukraine, which has been in a full-scale armed conflict with Russia since February 2022.
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