Biden administration to shield Afghans in the U.S from deportation
CBSN
The Biden administration will provide immigration relief to tens of thousands of Afghans in the U.S., shielding them from deportation due to the deteriorating security and economic conditions in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover last year, people familiar with the plan told CBS News Wednesday.
After determining that Afghanistan is too dangerous to send deportees there, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas plans to allow Afghans in the U.S. to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which would protect them from deportation and allow them to work legally for 18 months, the sources said.
The move, which is expected to be formally announced by Mayorkas later on Wednesday, is particularly significant for more than 76,000 Afghans who were evacuated and resettled by the U.S. after the chaotic American military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
