Padilla and other Latino senators sent President Biden a letter asking him to redesignate eligible countries for Temporary Protected Status and speed up processing of DACA applications.

Immigrants living legally in the United States fear if they lose their protected status, they will be swept up in mass deportations.

Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office.

With less than six weeks before the Trump administration begins, thousands of DACA recipients and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders fear separation from

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) publicly called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to extend the timeline of protections for Dreamers, illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as children, and other groups protected through the Temporary Protected Status program.

President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and allies to extend protections to immigrants in the United States amid party fears over President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations.

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to grant or renew Tem

A group of Senate Democrats is pressing President Biden to work to "protect immigrant families" in the final weeks of his presidency.

Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to protect immigrant communities before he leaves office. Senate Democrats say the president has the power shield more migrants from President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations.