The Department of Homeland Security has extended the temporary protected status designations for Venezuelans and El Salvadorans by 18 months.

The Biden administration has extended temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the United States for 18 months, ten days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.

The Homeland Security Department said Friday that over 800,000 Venezuelans and Salvadorans can legally remain for 18 more months.

Ahead of Trump’s taking office, the move shields Venezuelans, Ukrainians, Salvadorans and Sudanese from possible deportation for 18 months.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

Announcement comes a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hard-line immigration policies.

President-elect Trump has called for revoking Temporary Protected Status for some countries. Some immigrants in Charlotte with TPS fear the possibility of being deported if the program is rescinded.

On the same day Nicolás Maduro was sworn in to serve a six-year term as the president of Venezuela, the U.S. announced a $25 million reward for his arrest. The reward is part of a program aimed at "disrupting and dismantling transnational drug trafficking organizations.

The Biden administration allows 800,000 Venezuelans and Salvadorans to remain in the US for 18 months amid immigration policy changes.