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orida is the state with the highest number of immigrants protected from deportation in the U.S., according to a newly published report from the Department of Homeland Security.
The protected migrants are part of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS),designated by the DHS, which allows people whose countries are experiencing devastation from natural disasters and conflict to stay in the U.S. Recipients must have already been in the U.S. before a certain date to qualify.
There were about 295,720 TPS beneficiaries in Florida as of March 31 of this year, according to the report. That's more than a third of the 863,880 nationwide total.
Right behind Florida, the next largest populations of TPS holders live in Texas (93,680), New York (67,840), and California (67,800).
www.latintimes.com
The protected migrants are part of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS),designated by the DHS, which allows people whose countries are experiencing devastation from natural disasters and conflict to stay in the U.S. Recipients must have already been in the U.S. before a certain date to qualify.
There were about 295,720 TPS beneficiaries in Florida as of March 31 of this year, according to the report. That's more than a third of the 863,880 nationwide total.
Right behind Florida, the next largest populations of TPS holders live in Texas (93,680), New York (67,840), and California (67,800).
Florida is the state with the highest number of migrants protected from deportation, DHS reports
Migrants in Florida, protected through the TPS program, mostly come from Venezuela and Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security shows
www.latintimes.com