March 27 (UPI) -- The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will end special protected immigration status for Liberians who have lived in the United States legally for decades.
Approximately 4,000 Liberians were given Temporary Protected Status in 1991 when the country was engulfed by a civil war and have been living in the United States ever since. After the civil war there ended, the U.S. State Department deemed the security situation in Liberia to be too risky and TPS recipients were given Deferred Enforced Departure status.