[UPDATE] DHS keeps deportation protection for nearly 103,000 Ukrainians and Sudanese, with no end date

Temporary Protected Status was due to expire Oct. 19; DHS says holders 'retain protection' until a decision comes 'at the appropriate time.'

About 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese keep Temporary Protected Status (TPS, which blocks deportation and allows work) past the Monday, Oct. 19 expiration, DHS said. PBS NewsHour (AP) reports the administration has ended TPS for more than 1 million people from 13 countries, so this is an exception. The decision came two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms, and DHS gave no reason.

PREVIOUSLY

Sept. 9 — DHS kept TPS in place for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans when it was due to expire, also with no end date (PBS NewsHour).

What is still open:

Duration: the Ukraine Immigration Task Force says federal law already extended Ukraine's status six months, to April 19, 2027, because DHS missed an Aug. 20 decision deadline; USCIS has not adopted that date.
Work permits: DHS did not answer whether they stay valid (AP).
Reaction: Yuriy Boyechko of Hope For Ukraine called it a "bandage" that "does not solve the real issue"; Andrew Arthur of the Center for Immigration Studies said it is "an extension until it is a termination" (NBC News, The Guardian).