The Biden administration has granted temporary protected status to Afghans in the United States, shielding them from deportation for the next 18 months. The move affects an estimated 74,000 Afghan refugees who fled to the U.S. during the Taliban’s rapid takeover last August, plus thousands more already in the United States. Advocates for refugees welcomed the move but called on Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would grant Afghans a pathway to lawful permanent status.