Biden administration's mixed approach to immigration protections.

The Biden administration declined to offer legal status to nearly 400,000 migrants under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program due to concerns about a potential spike in border crossings. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security developed a plan to expand the TPS program for migrants from Nicaragua, but the administration ultimately decided to stop short of expanding TPS eligibility, at least for now, due in part to concerns from high-ranking White House officials who feared that announcing a generous immigration program could contribute to a sharp increase in migration along the U.S.-Mexico border. The TPS designations for Nicaragua and three other countries that the Trump administration sought to terminate were extended, allowing existing beneficiaries to renew their status but leaving the programs closed to new applicants.