Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now

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Montoya-Galvez, C. (2026, October 18). Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-sudan-immigrants-deportation-protections-tps/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-18 · by Camilo Montoya-Galvez

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will retain their protections for now, despite these programs officially expiring on Monday. DHS stated that final decisions regarding the continuation of these programs would be made at a later time, protecting tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants from deportation and allowing them to continue working legally in the U.S. This move contrasts with previous actions by the Trump administration, which frequently terminated TPS for various countries.
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As of October 18, 2026, Ukrainian and Sudanese immigrants enrolled in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will retain their deportation protections for now, despite these protections expiring soon. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that decisions on the fate of TPS programs will be made at a later date. DHS noted that Ukrainians and Sudanese with TPS will continue to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation until further notice. This decision contrasts sharply with the Trump administration's approach, which often revoked TPS protections for immigrants from over a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, and Venezuela. The DHS announcement affects tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese currently protected under TPS.

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez
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🔮 Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in the will be able to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation for the time being, even though their protections were set to expire soon, the Department of Homeland Security told CBS News on Sunday.
🔮 Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they would have denied the government's request for emergency relief.
🔮 This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
🔮 The State Department informed congressional officials that the Trump administration is planning to allocate 17,500 refugee spots for fiscal year 2027, and that they will "primarily" go to Afrikaners, who President Trump has claimed are being oppressed for being White.
🔮 Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said that, while the man's condition was serious, he was stable.
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🔮 The DHS policy in question, enacted last year, gave officials the power to send migrants to a third country without giving them any notice if that nation gave the State Department blanket assurances that it would not persecute or torture the deportees.
🔮 Rodriguez Venturas entered the U.S. illegally, but his deportation to Honduras was barred by an immigration judge who found he could be harmed there.
🔮 "It places voters in fear that they will be confronted by armed federal law enforcement if they choose to cast a ballot."
🔮 The Guyanese government said in a statement that those relocated to the country under what it called the "Assisted Voluntary Return Program" will await the outcome of their immigration cases in Guyana.
🔮 The government of Liberia has said it intends to accept up to 1,200 third country deportees from the U.S. over the next year, and that the new arrivals will be allowed to apply for asylum there.
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Sudan Sudanese U.S. Ukraine Ukrainians

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Biden PERSON · 3× DHS ORG · 3× Sudan GPE · 3× Sudanese NORP · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Ukraine GPE · 3× Ukrainians NORP · 3× Trump PERSON · 2× CBS News ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

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The decisions to keep the deportation protections in place, albeit not final, stand in sharp contrast to the Trump administration's broader posture toward TPS programs. Trump administration officials have routinely denounced TPS as a de facto amnesty policy abused by the Biden administration that encourages illegal immigration and that has been extended too often, despite its temporary nature. Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration, as part of its aggressive immigration crackdown, has revoked the TPS protections of more than 1 million immigrants from over a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti and Venezuela.
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🔮 Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in the will be able to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation for the time being, even though their protections were set to expire soon, the Department of Homeland Security told CBS News on Sunday.
2026-10-18 · CBS News
Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now · assertive framing

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Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in the will be able to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation for the time being, even though their protections were set to expire soon, the Department of Homeland Security told CBS News on Sunday. asserted
Department → enrol → Sunday
The TPS protections of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants were officially slated to terminate on Monday. asserted
protections → slat → Monday
But in statements on Sunday, DHS said final decisions on the fate of the humanitarian immigration programs will "be made at the appropriate time." Until such decisions are announced, DHS added, nationals of Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in the TPS program will "retain protection." asserted
nationals → say → protection
The decisions to keep the deportation protections in place, albeit not final, stand in sharp contrast to the Trump administration's broader posture toward TPS programs. Trump administration officials have routinely denounced TPS as a de facto amnesty policy abused by the Biden administration that encourages illegal immigration and that has been extended too often, despite its temporary nature. Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration, as part of its aggressive immigration crackdown, has revoked the TPS protections of more than 1 million immigrants from over a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti and Venezuela. asserted
administration → keep → Afghanistan
The programs for Ukrainian and Sudanese nationals are among a handful of TPS policies that have remained in place nearly two years into President Trump's second term, alongside the protections for tens of thousands of immigrants from El Salvador. asserted
that → remain → Salvador
Their TPS program was also set to lapse last month, but DHS retained their protections, pending a final announcement. asserted
DHS → set → announcement
Created in 1990 by Congress, TPS allows the U.S. government to offer a temporary deportation reprieve and work permits to immigrants, illegal and legal alike, who hail from countries facing armed conflict, an environmental disaster or another crisis that makes their return there unsafe. asserted
return → create → conflict
The TPS policy for Ukrainians was first announced by the Biden administration in the spring of 2022, soon after Russia launched its full-blown invasion of Ukraine. asserted
Russia → announce → Ukraine
The TPS program for Sudan has been around since the late 1990s, with different administrations extending the policy due to the armed conflict and political turmoil that has plagued the African nation. asserted
that → extend → nation
As of March 2025, roughly 1,800 Sudanese nationals had TPS. asserted
nationals → have → TPS
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