Temporary Protected Status program is threatened by Trump immigration restrictions

NPR | By Tyche Hendricks

Published December 23, 2024 at 3:59 AM EST

About one million people in the U.S. with Temporary Protection Status are at risk of losing their protection against deportation as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to suspend this program.

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