The United States allows 6,700 Syrians to stay until September 2022

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The United States extended the work of a temporary measure allowing thousands of Syrians whose country is witnessing a war to remain on American soil despite the expiration of their visas.

The "Temporary Protection Status" (TBS) extended by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security David Bikowski "allows approximately 6,700 Syrians who would have been forced to leave to remain in the United States until September 2022. The United States has also permitted an additional 1,800 Syrians to apply for On this position.

"The war is preventing the Syrian citizens from returning safely to their country," Pikowski said.

He considered that "the Syrian war continues to shed light on the deliberate targeting of civilians, the use of chemical weapons and child soldiers," and created a state of "food insecurity" and "limited access to water and medical care."

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