Biden extends time in U.S. for 800K Venezuelans and Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security also extended Temporary Protected Status to more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese already living in the U.S.

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