The Trump administration has decided to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Honduras and Nicaragua, claiming that conditions in both countries have improved since the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. TPS provides deportation protection and work permits, and previously covered about 76,000 individuals. Secretary Kristi Noem conducted a review that led to the conclusion that conditions have recovered sufficiently for the safe return of TPS recipients, with protections set to end in September. This decision reflects ongoing efforts to limit legal protections for various categories of migrants.
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is a federal program that provides deportation protection and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters.
The Secretary of Homeland Security has the power to grant TPS to immigrants of a specific country if conditions there temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely.
The Biden administration later reinstated Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua after it was revoked by President Trump during his first term.
About 4,000 people from Nicaragua and 72,000 people from Honduras had been covered by TPS, which is slated to end in September.
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