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US: Advocates welcome TPS extension for citizens of six countries

The extension will affect about 392,000 people, of whom some 242,000 are citizens of El Salvador, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Human rights advocates have welcomed the Biden administration’s extension of temporary deportation relief to the citizens of six countries, saying the move will allow hundreds of thousands of people to “rest a little easier”.

The United States on Thursday announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be extended until June 30, 2024, for citizens of Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, and Nepal, according to a document filed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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