US to renew temporary status for 6,900 Syrians but exclude new applicants
Joyce Karam
February 1, 2018
Updated: February 1, 2018 01:27 AM
No further Syrian refugees will be able to apply for TPS status. EPA/TELENEWS
The Trump administration is expected to continue to grant 6,900 Syrian on US soil temporary protected status (TPS), while at the same time stopping short of allowing an estimated 2,000 new applicants of acquiring that designation.
Following weeks of deliberations between the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), the State Department and the White House, the decision according to the Associated Press will be announced today to extend TPS for another 18 months.
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