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Biden administration shields Ukrainians in US from deportation

'In these extraordinary times, we will continue to offer our support and protection to Ukrainian nationals in the United States,' DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says [File: Patrick Semansky/AP Photo]

The United States is shielding Ukrainian citizens already in the country from deportation, as the Russian invasion continues to drive hundreds of thousands of people out of Ukraine.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that it was extending temporary protected status (TPS) to Ukrainians for 18 months because of the “ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions” in the country.

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