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Ukrainians in the U.S. Who May Qualify for Temporary Protected Status: An Overview

March 04, 2022 (1 min read)

American Immigration Council, Mar. 4, 2022

"On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine and advanced toward the capital of Kyiv. The invasion has led for calls for humanitarian protections for Ukrainians—both in the United States and abroad—including a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. TPS is a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of a country that is experiencing problems that make it difficult or unsafe for their nationals to be deported there. TPS has been a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of people who are in the United States when problems in their home country make their departure or deportation untenable. This fact sheet provides a demographic overview of the population of Ukrainians in the United States who may qualify for TPS, and what benefits TPS would confer upon those individuals. On March 3, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the designation of Ukraine for TPS, stating that Ukrainians who have continuously resided in the United States since March 1, 2022 would potentially be eligible for TPS once the designation has gone into effect. ... "