1 min readBy Olamilekan Okebiorun
Citizens of Ukraine, Sudan and El Salvador retain US deportation protections as America ends similar relief for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Syria and Haiti
Sudanese and Ukrainian immigrants in the United States will retain temporary protection from deportation despite their immigration status being scheduled to expire on Monday, October 19, 2026, as Washington withdraws similar relief from several African and other foreign nationals.
By Olamilekan OkebiorunSouth Africa

Activists hold placards demanding renewed humanitarian protections for Sudanese and South Sudanese immigrants.Source: African Communities Together
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- 16 words · 1 min read
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- October 19, 2026
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- Olamilekan Okebiorun
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- Business Insider