Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement following a legal victory for the Trump Administration in the Ninth Federal Circuit regarding President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal.
United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated, “A win for the rule of law and vindication for the US Constitution. Under the previous administration Temporary Protected Status was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation. TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet previous administrations have used it as a de facto amnesty program for decades. Given the improved situation in each of these countries, we are wisely concluding what was intended to be a temporary designation.”
In summer 2025, Secretary Noem announced that TPS programs for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua would end. The status had been in place for Hondurans and Nicaraguans since Hurricane Mitch struck in 1998, while Nepalese nationals received TPS after earthquakes in 2015. According to DHS, all three countries have made significant progress in recovery efforts since those disasters and are now considered safe for returning nationals.
The DHS also encouraged Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Nepalese nationals who are leaving the United States to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home app to report their departure.
