March 25th, 2022

According to CNN, the Biden administration is extending relief to tens of thousands of Afghans that have been living in the US. Afghan people who were resettled in the US after the forced shift of power in Afghanistan will qualify for humanitarian relief, known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which protects them from deportation for 18 months. In addition to protection from deportation, eligible individuals are also permitted to work. It is estimated that roughly 74,500 individuals will qualify for relief. However, only those settled in the US by March 15th of this year will qualify. This decision came not too long after TPS was also offered to Ukranians in the US due to the ongoing Russian military offensive in the Ukraine. The Department of Homeland Security expects that 75,100 Ukrainians in the US will benefit.