The Biden administration said Friday it will dramatically expand the number of Haitians eligible for temporary protection from deportation, days after a U.N.-backed police contingent landed in the Caribbean nation to combat gang violence.

       The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted protection to eligible Haitians already in the United States since a powerful 2010 earthquake killed thousands of people. Biden administration officials have gradually added more recent arrivals as security crises in Haiti have worsened.