Política · Estatus de Protección TemporalLos titulares del TPS de Ucrania y Sudán conservan la protección, pero persisten las dudas sobre la documentaciónEscrito 19 de octubre de 2026 a las 3:34 UTCVerTranscripción0:07More than 100,000 immigrants keep their protection from deportation.0:11Homeland Security says Ukrainian and Sudanese temporary protected status holders0:15retain protection while it decides both programs' futures.0:19Their existing designation periods were scheduled to end October 19th, leaving0:23workers and employers needing clarity about their paperwork.0:26How long will protection last?0:28And how will workers prove their continued right to work?0:30Homeland Security said Sunday that beneficiaries would retain protection until0:34decisions are announced.0:36It said final decisions would be made at the appropriate time.0:39The department hasn't announced a termination decision for either country or given0:43this continuation a fixed end date.0:45Congress created TPS in 1990 for eligible people whose countries face conditions0:50that make returning unsafe.0:52Armed conflict, disasters, and other extraordinary conditions can qualify.0:56It protects beneficiaries living in the United States and authorizes them to work.1:00Eligibility can include people who arrived with lawful status and people who arrived1:05without it.1:06Eligible stateless people who last habitually lived in a designated country can1:10qualify too.1:11Ukraine's protection first took effect in April 2022, after Russia's full-scale1:16invasion.1:17An extension and re-designation followed for October 2023 through April 2025.1:21Sudan's program dates to November 1997, when armed conflict and extraordinary1:27conditions made return unsafe.1:29Reported DHS estimates put the groups at about 103,700 Ukrainians and 1,9001:34Sudanese.1:35Those aren't confirmed October counts.1:37The March 2025 baseline was more than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 1,800 Sudanese.1:43The different figures don't demonstrate an enrollment trend.1:45The administration has already ended TPS protections for more than 1 million1:49immigrants from over a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, and Venezuela.1:53Officials argue the temporary program has been extended too often and encourages1:57illegal immigration.1:58El Salvador's beneficiaries also kept protection pending a final announcement after2:02their program approached its end point last month.2:04Beneficiaries had to re-register January 17th through March 18th, 2025.2:09Both 18-month designation extensions began April 20, 2025.2:13Certain older cards were automatically extended through April 19th, 2026.2:18The scheduled designation endpoint and later documentation instructions reached2:21October 19th, 2026.2:23That past 60-day re-registration window was a requirement for beneficiaries.2:27The government has a separate deadline to review country conditions.2:30People still had to meet eligibility requirements, and improper re-registration2:34could lead to withdrawal of their individual protection after the required2:37procedures.2:38A worker can keep legal protection while still needing usable proof for an employer.2:42TPS carries protection against removal and authorization to work throughout the2:46protected period.2:47The employment authorization card is evidence of that right, with its own2:50documentation rules.2:51The January notices offered eligible people who re-registered and applied new cards2:56valid through October 19th, 2026.2:59They also recognized that processing delays could leave people waiting for3:03replacements after older cards expired.3:06The earlier automatic extensions covered specified cards in the A12 and C193:10categories.3:11Ukraine's qualifying printed dates were April 2025 and October 2023.3:16Sudan's list covered nine dates from 2017 through 2025.3:20Those extensions ended April 19th, 2026.3:23People whose covered TPS or related work card applications were already pending on3:27January 17th, 2025 didn't have to file them again.3:31Approval would provide protection or a card through October 19, 2026, as applicable.3:36Ukraine's later instructions allowed a qualifying card expiring on or after April3:4020, 2026 and before October 19th, 2026, together with its extension notice.3:46That combination proved identity and continued work authorization through October3:5019th, 2026.3:52Employers were told to use that October endpoint in the Employment Verification3:55Form's expiration fields, add an explanatory note, and use the same date in4:00e-Verify.4:01They could attach the guidance and extension notice to the form.4:04Sudan's August guidance also extended certain expired cards through October 19th.4:09Recipients had to remain eligible Still have a pending TPS-based work card4:14application and be waiting for their renewal card.4:16Those instructions gave covered workers a specific way to document authorization.4:21Separate renewal filing rules distinguish eligible applications filed before October4:2530, 2025, from later filings.4:28The applicable extension depends on the workers' filing and documents.4:32Employers still need updated instructions connecting the government's continuing4:35protection assurance to documentation after October 19th.4:39Advocates argue the government missed an August 20 review deadline, triggering six4:42more months of protection on August 21st.4:45Their calculation runs through April 19th, 2027.4:48Homeland Security hasn't confirmed that duration or endpoint, and implementation4:52guidance hasn't followed.4:53The department's assurance keeps enrolled beneficiaries protected while final4:56decisions are pending.4:58The practical uncertainty concerns how employers and immigration officers will carry5:01that assurance out.5:02A worker needs usable documents to keep earning a paycheck, as well as protection5:06against removal.5:07Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced a longer-term Ukrainian TPS bill on September5:1223rd.5:13Fellow Democrat Chris Koons and Republicans Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy joined5:18as original co-sponsors.5:19The Senate referred it to the Judiciary Committee that day.5:22It hasn't become law.5:23The proposal would designate Ukraine for protection from October 20, 2026 through5:29July 1st, 2029.5:31A separate September 22 appeal asked the administration for an 18-month extension5:35and redesignation.5:37The bill sets its own longer period and leaves Sudan's decision with Homeland5:41Security.5:42The bill would require decisions on covered protection and work authorization5:46applications within 90 days of receipt.5:48Eligible Ukrainian nationals and eligible stateless former residents would have to5:52maintain continuous residence and physical presence from enactment, meet admission5:56and TPS eligibility rules, and register.5:58If enacted after October 20th, the bill would apply retroactively to that date and6:03shield otherwise eligible people from accumulating unlawful presence.6:07It would also require advanced travel permission for protected people who6:11demonstrate emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond their control requiring a6:15brief trip abroad.6:16Their return would follow normal TPS travel rules.6:19TPS itself provides temporary protection.6:22It doesn't guarantee permanent residence.6:24If a designation eventually ends, beneficiaries return to a still valid status they6:29held before TPS or another still valid status obtained during it, if they have one.6:34For now, eligible Ukrainian and Sudanese beneficiaries keep protection, and work6:38authorization continues throughout TPS.6:40The government still needs to explain how workers should document that continuity6:44after the existing paperwork endpoint.6:46Homeland Security hasn't announced when it will decide either program's future.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDexEl vídeo breve ↗Quién informó quéPuntos que informó más de un medioDHS says Ukrainian and Sudanese holders retain protection2 mediosNumber of Ukrainian TPS holders2 mediosAutomatic extension after a missed review deadline2 mediosTiming of DHS’s final TPS decision2 mediosNumber of Sudanese TPS holders2 mediosPuntos que informó un solo medio9Solo lo informó CBS NewsScheduled end date for Ukrainian and Sudanese TPS18 oct, 17:44 UTCWhether DHS issued a TPS termination notice18 oct, 17:44 UTCUncertainty over employers’ and ICE’s treatment18 oct, 17:44 UTCDHS response to the automatic extension interpretation18 oct, 17:44 UTCSenate bill to extend TPS for Ukrainians18 oct, 17:44 UTCTPS terminations affecting other countries18 oct, 17:44 UTCSolo lo informó The IndependentDHS response about keeping work permits19 oct, 18:04 UTCSafety conditions and eligibility for TPS extension19 oct, 18:04 UTCWorld Relief response to the extension and call for relief19 oct, 18:04 UTCCada línea es la afirmación tal como la registramos del informe de ese medio. 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