What is temporary protected status and who is affected by Trump’s crackdown?

The Biden administration dramatically expanded TPS, but it is the latest target in Trump’s anti-immigrant crusade

Millions of people live legally in the United States under various forms of temporary legal protection. Many have been targeted in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

The latest move has been against people who have what’s known as “temporary protected status” (TPS), which grants people the right to stay in the US legally due to extraordinary circumstances in one’s home country such as war or environmental catastrophe.

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