U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Temporary Protected Status extension announced will provide safety and protection to certain immigrants coming over the border and already in the United States.
DHS announced the Temporary Protected Status designations extension for 18 months for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, according to a June 13 news release.
"Through the extension of Temporary Protected Status, we are able to offer continued safety and protection to current beneficiaries who are nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua who are already present in the United States and cannot return because of the impacts of environmental disasters," Mayorkas said in the news release. "We will continue to offer support to them through this temporary form of humanitarian relief."
The extension rescinded 2017 and 2018 terminations of the Temporary Protected Status designations and extended the reinstated designations for 18 months, the release reported.
"As always, DHS closely monitors conditions around the world to assess whether new TPS designations are warranted," the news release said.
Existing Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries will be able to re-register once notices are issued, which should allow them to maintain their statuses during the full 18-month term, according to the release. Eligible immigrants who arrived in the U.S. after continuous residency dates for the designations are not eligible for extention and will face deportation should they enter the country illegally and don't have a legal reason to be in the country.
Validity of Temporary Protected Status-related documentation for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua nationals previously was extended by DHS to June 30, 2024, to assure ongoing compliance with court orders in litigation, the release reported.
The date of continuous residence for El Salvadoran immigrants is Feb. 13, 2001; for Honduran and Nicaraguan immigrants is Dec. 30, 1998; and Nepalese immigrants is June 24, 2015, the release said.
The DHS extensions for TPS are, for El Salvador, Sept. 10-March 9, 2025; Honduras, Jan. 6, 2024-July 5, 2025; Nepal, Dec. 25, 2023-June 24, 2025; and Nicaragua, Jan. 6, 2024-July 5, 2025, according to the release.
A number of current TPS beneficiaries from each country may re-register to keep their status and can expect to be approved if they continue to meet all other eligibility requirements, the release reported. These current TPS beneficiaries total 239,000 from El Salvador, 76,000 from Honduras, 14,500 from Nepal and 4,000 from Nicaragua.
