Biden memo reveals TPS plan to shield 3 million from deportations

Key Points:

• A newly uncovered memo from the final days of the Biden administration revealed plans to expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to over 3 million noncitizens, aiming to shield them from deportation despite prior court challenges blocking Trump-era attempts to end such protections.
• TPS is designed for foreign populations facing crises, but former President Trump sought to terminate TPS for several countries, including Haiti and Sudan, though lawsuits prevented many of these terminations.
• Senator Eric Schmitt criticized the Biden administration for allegedly abusing the TPS program to grant "mass amnesty-by-decree," claiming it contradicted the will of voters who supported Trump's immigration policies.
• The memo detailed that Biden's senior advisors recommended creating 2.1 million new TPS designations late in his presidency, but these plans were not fully implemented, though TPS extensions for nearly 1 million noncitizens did occur.
• The document also noted requests from several Democratic senators for new TPS designations, including for Ecuador and Guatemala, and highlighted ongoing litigation and policy challenges related to TPS designations and terminations.