In his final days before leaving office, President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security has made the decision to extend protections from deportation to thousands of illegal immigrants from the Sudan,

The president’s move shields some immigrants ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States as communities brace for the incoming Trump administration.

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.

Joe Biden has moved to extend deportation protections afforded to migrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan ahead of Donald Trump’s impending inauguration, according to reports. The extension of Temporary Protected Status program,

President Joe Biden extended the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States by 18 months on Friday, throwing a wrench in President-elect Donald Trump 's plan for mass deportations in his second term.