US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, and he plans to send his troops to help support immigration agents and restrict access to refugees and asylum seekers.

The program will now allow up to 937,600 eligible foreign nationals to remain in the US into 2026, though the precise end date varies by country.

President Biden extended temporary deportation protections for roughly 900,000 people from countries including Venezuela and Ukraine, a move to protect some immigrants ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Chamo’s Bar and Grill in Katy, Texas, caters to Venezuelans craving reminders of home. They find yellow arepas exploding with beef and cheese, an immense TV beaming a merengue show and fellow Venezuelans hugging in greeting, kissing goodbye or dancing while busing tables.

Friday’s announcement applies to people from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela – shielding them from deportation for another 18 months, starting from the expiration of the current protection, and allowing to remain in the US with work permits.

The Biden administration rolled out deportation protections to nearly a million foreign nationals living in the United States, including hundreds

President Joe Biden's administration on Friday renewed deportation relief that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a move that would delay any attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to sunset those protections.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Monday said he spoke with multiple officials in Venezuela and would begin meetings early Tuesday, days after the outgoing Biden administration imposed new sanctions on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno sent a blistering letter to the Biden administration after it announced it was extending deportation protection to hundreds of thousands of migrants.

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 - President Joe Biden's administration on Friday renewed deportation relief that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a move that ...