WLRN Public Media | By The Conversation
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Mercedes Vigon is an Associate professor of Journalism at Florida International University
Florida leads the nation in the number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.
Soon after taking office, the Trump administration moved to scale back protections for the largest groups of these immigrants – those from Haiti and Venezuela.
TPS applies to immigrants from designated countries that the Department of Homeland Security considers dangerous due to armed conflicts, environmental disasters, epidemics or other conditions. There are currently 17 countries on the list. The most recent country added was Lebanon on Oct. 16, 2024.
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