The Trump administration issued an extension on work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) hours before they were set to expire on Friday.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance Friday afternoon, pushing back the termination date of employment authorizations to July 24 for Haitians and July 17 for immigrants from Ethiopia, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan, and Burma (also known as Myanmar).
TPS is intended for individuals to remain and work in the United States if their home countries are affected by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other extraordinary conditions. The secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to periodically review conditions in foreign nations to decide whether a protected status is still warranted. …