The Biden administration on Friday extended a key humanitarian program for El Salvadoran nationals in a move that could complicate the incoming Trump administration’s plans to do away with long-term immigrant protections.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of El Salvador until Sept. 9, 2026, allowing the program’s beneficiaries to start re-registering for the 18-month period that begins on March 10 of this year.

Under TPS, nationals of designated countries are allowed to live and work in the United States. Countries are designated by DHS under advisement by the State Department based on whether conditions on the ground allow for safe repatriations.

But the TPS program has come under criticism from groups who........

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