OfflineFour and a half years since the full-scale Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine remains the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II and one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises today.
Millions of Ukrainians remain displaced from their homes due to armed conflict. Kyiv and other civilian population centers continue to endure some of the worst missile and drone attacks of the entire war.
Over 250,000 Ukrainians arrived in the United States after the Russian invasion began in 2022. More than 100,000 Ukrainians—both those in the United States before the invasion and those who arrived shortly thereafter—have been approved for Temporary Protected Status.
Ukrainians have been welcomed to the United States by volunteers, nonprofits, faith-based groups, and others across the country. They have enrolled in school, built careers, became trusted community members, and set down roots. Yet, for many, their status in the United States is running short—despite the ongoing war.
Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine expires on October 19.
If the TPS Ukraine designation is not extended next month, tens of thousands of Ukrainians will be stripped of their status and will lose their work authorization. If the designation is not redesignated, thousands of others who should be eligible for TPS will face further uncertainty and ever-dwindling options for lawful status.
Ukraine clearly meets the requirements for TPS—it is engulfed in a massive armed conflict, and other extraordinary conditions like attacks on health care facilities, schools, and critical infrastructure endanger civilian lives throughout all of Ukraine’s territory.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is tasked with evaluating country conditions in designated countries and keeping designations in place if conditions continue to remain unsafe for returns.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have urged the administration to keep and extend the protections of TPS for Ukrainians.
We urge our grassroots advocates to push DHS and Sec. Mullin to redesignate and extend TPS for Ukraine before its October 19, 2026, expiration.
For more on Ukrainian policy and advocacy, check out our report, “Shaken Stability: Threats to Status, Work Authorization for Ukrainians in the United States.”
