As of September 8, According to the citizenship and immigration service (USCIS)more than 70,000 immigrants will lose the validity of their temporal protection status (TPS).
This is 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans that were protected with a temporary residence in the United States, since the passage of Hurricane Mitch in 1999.
Now, after orders from the Trump administration in migratory matters, These foreigners will have an invalid documentationso they automatically come into risk of being arrested by ICE and undergoing the deportation process.
At the end of July, a federal judge decided Extend the TPS (until November) for about 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. However, A federal judge in San Francisco ruled in favor of Trump and decided to cancel that protection.
“It is not easy to throw everything in the trash,” express those affected
Teófilo Martínez, a Honduran immigrant who arrived in the United States 28 years ago, said in A Telemundo news report They receive the end of the TPS “with much sadness”, since they have dedicated much of their life to build economic and family stability in the country.
“We have roots here, we have our children, companies and houses, so it is not easy to throw everything in the trash to return or separate families”Martínez said, adding that he is not willing to leave the country overnight.
He also pointed out that the Tepesians (beneficiaries of the TPS) who are not married to an American citizen or do not have children born in the US, of legal age, have very few options to legalize their immigration status.
“It is not that one is sitting waiting for them to legalize it, but The immigration system here is not chance “he said.
For its part, immigration lawyer Claudia Cañizares recommended the immediate search for legal advice, noting that each case is individual and should be careful. “Not only takes the time it takes (the immigrant) in the United States, but also family ties”said.
Nationalities with active TPS in the US and expiration dates
Currently, 16 countries have a current TPS for their citizens, according to The list published in the Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS). These are the limits:
- Burma (Myanmar): November 25, 2025
- Cameroon: August 4, 2025
- El Salvador: September 9, 2026
- Ethiopia: December 12, 2025
- Haiti: February 3, 2026
- Honduras: September 8, 2025
- Lebanon: May 27, 2026
- Nicaragua: September 8, 2025
- Somalia: March 17, 2026
- South Sudan: November 3, 2025
- Sudan: October 19, 2026
- Syria: September 30, 2025
- Ukraine: October 19, 2026
- Venezuela: Until September 10, 2025
- Yemen: March 3, 2026
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