DHS Extends Deportation Protections to Nationals From 4 Countries

Those countries are Ukraine, Sudan, El Salvador, and Venezuela, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Illegal immigrants from El Salvador walk through brush alongside the banks of the Rio Grande after crossing into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 21, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended protections from deportation to individuals, including those who entered the country illegally, from Ukraine, Sudan, El Salvador, and Venezuela, with just 10 days to go before the Trump administration takes office.

DHS said on Jan. 10 that it would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) orders to nationals from those countries because their governments would not be able to accept them if they were deported by the United States.