Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 989

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who first received Temporary Protected Status after Russia invaded their country in 2022, and for Sudanese nationals, who were granted the designation several times, most recently in 2022, because of an ongoing civil war.

The Trump administration has moved …

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