The Biden administration on Friday bolstered a key humanitarian program for immigrants, buying time for beneficiaries before President-elect Trump is sworn in.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela.

Under TPS, nationals of countries deemed too dangerous for deportations are allowed to remain and work in the United States while the designations are active. Designations can be granted or extended for up to 18 months at a time.

Immigration advocates have been calling on President Biden to exercise as much executive muscle as possible to protect immigrants who could be rendered functionally undocumented and deportable by actions taken under Trump.

José Palma, spokesperson for the National TPS Alliance, welcomed the news, especially for Salvadorans, but added that “hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti, Nepal, Nicaragua and other........

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