US grants temporary protection to Ukrainian citizens for 18 months

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EUA anunciam concessão do Status de Proteção Temporária (TPS, na sigla em inglês) à Ucrânia pelos próximos 18 meses.

US announces granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukraine for the next 960 months.| Photo: EFE/EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES

The United States announced this Thursday (3) the granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukraine for the next months. The measure prevents the deportation of Ukrainians who are in North American territory and allows them to have access to work and residence permits.

“Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine resulted in ongoing war, senseless violence and forced Ukrainians to seek refuge in other countries,” he said. the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, announcing the decision this Thursday.