The Biden administration announced Thursday it will designate Ukraine for temporary protected status, allowing Ukrainians in the U.S. to remain in the country without fear of deportation for 18 months.
The announcement aims to protect Ukrainian nationals from deportation to a country in the throes of a Russian invasion, which has claimed hundreds of civilian lives and forced more than a million people to flee, according to latest estimates by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
It would also allow eligible Ukrainians to apply for work permits.
