U.S. Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Honduras, Nicaragua Migrants
(MENAFN) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of migrants from Honduras and Nicaragua, citing improved conditions in both nations, according to official notices published Monday in the Federal Register.
In the notice from US Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding Honduras, it states, "After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate US government agencies, the (Homeland Security) Secretary (Kristi Noem) has determined that conditions in Honduras no longer support its designation for TPS."
“The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Honduras as required by statute,” the document added.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem emphasized in an agency statement, “Temporary Protected Status was designed to be just that—temporary.” “It is clear that the Government of Honduras has taken all of the necessary steps to overcome the impacts of Hurricane Mitch, almost 27 years ago. Honduran citizens can safely return home."
Nicaragua’s TPS termination follows a similar rationale. A DHS spokesperson explained, “Temporary Protected Status was never meant to last a quarter of a century.” “The impacts of a natural disaster impacting Nicaragua in 1999 no longer exist."
Both Honduras and Nicaragua were initially granted TPS on January 5, 1999.
The termination of TPS protections will take effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
This move comes shortly after the US government attempted to end TPS for Haitian nationals in late June; however, a US federal judge temporarily blocked that decision.
TPS provides temporary relief from deportation and grants work authorization for foreign nationals already residing in the US when their home countries endure armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary hardships.
During TPS designation periods, beneficiaries are protected from removal, are eligible to apply for employment authorization documents, may receive travel permission, and cannot be detained by DHS solely based on their immigration status.
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