Temporary protected status extended for Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan

• Trump tried to end TPS designations for several countries during his first term.

Zoom in: About 600,000 Venezuelan beneficiaries, who arrived in the U.S. on or before July 31, 2023, can reenroll to retain their status through Oct. 2, 2026.

• The extension was "warranted based on the severe humanitarian emergency the country continues to face due to political and economic crises under the inhumane Maduro regime," the Department of Homeland Security said in a news release.

By the numbers: About 1,900 Sudanese nationals can re-enroll on the basis of ongoing armed conflict and human rights abuses.

• About 103,700 Ukrainian beneficiaries can re-enroll due to Russia's war on Ukraine, which the DHS called a "humanitarian crisis."
• About 232,000 Salvadorian beneficiaries can re-enroll for TPS because of an extension for geological and weather events. The protection was previously set to end on March 10, a couple months after Trump took office. The end date is now Sept. 9, 2026.

State of play: TPS shields immigrants who entered the U.S. without authorization or overstayed visas. Only people from certain countries qualify.

• Trump has threatened to end the program, meaning participants would have to go back to their respective countries or live in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants.
• TPS recipients qualify for work permits and can pursue asylum.

Go deeper: Axios Explains: The past and present of Temporary Protected Status