The Trump Administration is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua within the United States! This decision strips legal status of 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans! Legal advocates feel this action will endanger many of the migrants that would have to return home!
For more information, please review the Reuters News Article, “Trump to end deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans“.
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On Friday, June 27th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The TPS designation for Haiti is set to expire August 3, 2025, and will terminate 60 days later, September 2, 2025! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS, and she will terminate it.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status“!
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On Thursday, June 5th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal. The TPS designation for Nepal is set to expire August 5, 2025, which is 60 days after they publish a notice in the Federal Register! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS and she will terminate it.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal“!
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On Tuesday, June 3rd, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. The TPS designation for Cameroon is set to expire August 3, 2025, which is 60 days after they publish a notice in the Federal Register! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS and she will terminate it.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon“!
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On Monday, May 12th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for Afghanistan is set to expire May 20, 2025! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS and she will terminate it as of July 12, 2025.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Release, “DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan“!
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On Thursday, February 20, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem partially withdrew the July 1, 2024 notice that extended and redesignated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The announcement shortens the period of extension and redesignation of Haiti for TPS from 18 months to 12 months! The new end date is now August 3, 2025!
For more details, review the USCIS News Alert, “Update on TPS for Haiti“.
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The new Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has decided that the conditions in the country of Venezuela no longer support the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for that country. TPS will end in 60 days after the Federal Register publishes the USCIS notice, today dealing with the subject.
For more details, review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates the 2023 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status“!
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On Friday, July 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Somalia for 18 months, beginning on September 18, 2024 and ending on March 17, 2026! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Armed conflict and widespread insecurity have harmed and displaced civilians in Somalia for years, exacerbated today by the ravages of famine, disease, and extreme weather,”.
For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months“.
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On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Yemen for 18 months, beginning on September 4, 2024 and ending on March 3, 2026! The announcement states that TPS would be given to due to conditions in the country Yemen that prevent individuals from safely returning! Secretary of DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “The steps the Department of Homeland Security has taken today will allow certain Yemenis currently residing in the United States to remain and work here until conditions in their home country improve.”!
For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status“
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On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Haiti for 18 months, beginning on August 4, 2024 and ending on February 3, 2026! The announcement states that TPS would be given to Haiti because of extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti! Secretary of DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “We are providing this humanitarian relief to Haitians already present in the United States given the conditions that existed in their home country,”!
For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status“
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