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DHS keeps Sudanese and Ukrainian recipients protected pending a final decision

The Department of Homeland Security said Ukrainians and Sudanese enrolled in Temporary Protected Status can remain in the United States after their protections were due to expire. They can continue living and working in the country while DHS considers their status, with final decisions still pending.

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What happened

Key facts

  • The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday evening that Sudanese and Ukrainian recipients would retain protections until a final decision on their status.
  • The department said it would make that decision “at the appropriate time.”
  • CBS News reported that the Trump administration would extend temporary protected status for 18 additional months.
  • Roughly 103,700 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese immigrants were eligible to apply.
  • The article says the continuation conflicts with Donald Trump’s promises to end temporary protected status programs.
  • DHS said both groups retain protections until it makes a final announcement on their status.
  • The article says the continuation leaves federal immigration authorities unable to arrest and deport more than 105,000 people who otherwise would have lost protection.
  • Last month, the Trump administration kept TPS in place for about 200,000 Salvadorans who had been expected to leave the United States by Sept. 9.

The brief

The Department of Homeland Security is allowing Ukrainians and Sudanese enrolled in Temporary Protected Status to remain in the United States after their protections were due to expire. The decision preserves their ability to stay for now; DHS has not yet announced the final outcome of either program.

DHS told CBS News that recipients from both countries can continue to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation for the time being.

In statements, the department said the groups retain protections until it issues a final announcement, and that decisions will be made “at the appropriate time.” The immediate consequence is continued protection from deportation while DHS considers their status. The scheduled expiration was Monday, October 19, 2026.

The Washington Examiner described the move as extending the TPS designations, while the Washington Post’s headline characterized it as a temporary deportation reprieve. The New York Times headline likewise said the migrants would keep deportation protections “for now.” These accounts describe a temporary continuation, not a final determination of the programs’ future.

The Washington Examiner put the covered populations at about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese. Business Insider reported Congressional Research Service figures showing more than 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,790 Sudanese enrolled as of March 2025.

Those figures use different reference points: the latter is an earlier enrollment count, while the Examiner gives rounded totals for the current continuation. The Examiner’s figures align with the Washington Post headline’s report of more than 100,000 Ukrainians and Sudanese together. TPS allows eligible recipients to remain and work in the country temporarily.

The sources describe the immediate stakes as protection from deportation and continued work authorization, but DHS has left the longer-term status of both programs undecided. No final decision date is stated. Ukraine first received TPS in 2022, after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Sudan has had TPS designation since the late 1990s.

These histories help explain the programs’ origins, but the current decision concerns whether protections continue while DHS considers the groups’ status. The Washington Examiner also situated the decision alongside other TPS actions: it reported that the Trump administration kept protections in place for about 200,000 Salvadorans the previous month.

Business Insider separately cited Reuters figures of about 170,000 Salvadorans with TPS, including 152,000 workers. Those figures concern a different population and do not change the decision on Ukrainians and Sudanese.

Why it matters

  • Ukrainian and Sudanese TPS recipients face deportation protections continuing only for now; the Washington Examiner estimates the covered groups at about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese.
  • DHS’s continued protections also preserve recipients’ ability to live and work in the United States while the department considers their status.
  • More than 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,790 Sudanese were enrolled in TPS as of March 2025, according to Congressional Research Service data cited by Business Insider.

What to watch next

  • Whether DHS announces final decisions on the TPS status of Ukrainians and Sudanese.
  • Whether DHS maintains protection from deportation and work authorization for both groups while it considers their status.

How it's being covered

Coverage analysisShow details
6 source articles · 5 unique outlets
Outlet political mix: Mixed· 2 Left · 2 Center · 1 Right
Where the outlets are based: US/Canada 80% · Africa 20%
Outlet political mix
Mixed
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Right
2 outlets
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1 outlet
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Geography
Where the outlets covering this story are based.
5 unique outletsDominant coverage: US/Canada
Coverage imbalance
  • Coverage is currently concentrated among outlets based in US/Canada (4 of 5 geographically-identified sources).
How we measure coverage

How outlets' accounts compare

1 factual disagreement · 1 framing difference · 1 uncorroborated claim · 2 information gaps
Sources disagree on one factual point.Compared across 3 reports whose article text Updat3 read; 2 other outlets were checked by headline only.
Factual disagreements
Sources report different numbers, dates, attribution or causes for the same thing.
  • Business Insider cites Congressional Research Service enrollment figures of more than 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,790 Sudanese as of March 2025; the Washington Examiner reports about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese covered by the current continuation. The figures refer to different reference points and are not directly conflicting.
Updat3: The evidence conflicts; Updat3 does not present either version as established.
Framing / emphasis differences
Sources emphasise different angles, actors or consequences of the same reporting.
  • The Washington Examiner calls the action an extension of the TPS designations; the Washington Post headline calls it a temporary deportation reprieve, and the New York Times headline emphasizes continued protections for now.
Updat3: These are differences of emphasis, not disputes about what is reported. They do not show that the reported claims are true.
One-sided or uncorroborated claims
Claims that come from one party or one source family and are not independently corroborated.
  • DHS said decisions on the groups’ status would be made “at the appropriate time.”
Updat3: Not independently corroborated yet — treat as a claim, not an established fact.
Not established by the reporting
Information the available reporting does not contain or confirm. This is a gap, not a disagreement.
  • The sources do not provide details about the conditions in Ukraine or Sudan that bear on the recipients’ protection needs.
  • DHS has not announced the final status of either TPS program or when it will decide.
Updat3: Updat3 cannot conclude anything about this from the current sources.

Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.
  1. TPS rests on Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, created by the Immigration Act of 1990, signed by President George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990.
    Background · from our historical context
  2. President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act, which established the Department of Homeland Security.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  3. Russia annexed Crimea, which Ukraine and many other countries continued to recognize as Ukrainian territory.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  4. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
    Background · from our historical context
  5. The United States designated Sudan for Temporary Protected Status.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  6. The United States designated Ukraine for TPS in April 2022, citing the consequences of the invasion.
    Background · from our historical context
  7. Fighting began between Sudan’s armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  8. Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second, non-consecutive term as U.S. president.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  9. Congressional Research Service data showed that more than 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,790 Sudanese nationals were enrolled in TPS as of March 2025.
    Reported in this story's sourcesSource:Business Insider

How we got here

Before the October 19, 2026 expiration date, more than 100,000 Ukrainians and 1,790 Sudanese nationals were enrolled in Temporary Protected Status, according to Congressional Research Service data from March 2025.

DHS had designated Ukraine for TPS in April 2022 and Sudan in March 2022; subsequent extensions and redesignations kept eligible people covered beyond those initial designation periods. TPS rests on Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, created by the Immigration Act of 1990, signed by President George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990.

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