"The United States has ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria, warning Syrian migrants they now face arrest and deportation if they do not leave the country within 60 days. The action on Friday came as part of US President Donald Trump's broad effort to strip legal status from migrants. It will terminate TPS for more than 6,000 Syrians who have had access to the legal status since 2012, according to a Federal Register notice posted Friday."
"Conditions in Syria no longer prevent their nationals from returning home, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. Syria has been a hotbed of terrorism and extremism for nearly two decades, and it is contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country. The statement said Syrian nationals currently living in the US have 60 days to voluntarily depart the country and return home."
"After the 60 days have expired, any Syrian national admitted under TPS who have not begun their voluntary removal proceedings will be subject to arrest and deportation, it said. Trump, a Republican, has sought to end temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants in the US, including some who have lived and worked in the country legally for decades."
President Trump's administration ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria, terminating protections for more than 6,000 Syrian nationals who have held TPS since 2012. The Department of Homeland Security states conditions in Syria no longer prevent nationals from returning and cited terrorism and extremism concerns as contrary to national interest. Syrian nationals in the US have 60 days to voluntarily depart or begin removal proceedings. After 60 days, Syrians who have not begun removal proceedings will be subject to arrest and deportation. The move continues a broader effort to rescind temporary legal status for many migrants, affecting employers and migrant advocates.
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