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DHS to End TPS for 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said improved conditions in both countries now allow for safe returns under a voluntary departure program

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Honduran migrants arrive on a deportation flight at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport following President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration on immigration, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Jan. 31, 2025.
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US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds up a sign encouraging undocumented migrants to "self-deport" during a roundtable discussion as she visits a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 1, 2025.

Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security published notices on July 7 to terminate Temporary Protected Status for about 72,000 Honduran and 4,000 Nicaraguan nationals, with protections ending in early September.
  • Affected migrants will lose work authorization and protection from deportation unless they secure another legal status before TPS expires.
  • Noem determined that recovery since Hurricane Mitch has satisfied the criteria for ending the humanitarian designations, which were first granted in 1999.
  • DHS is encouraging voluntary departures through the CBP One app by offering a complimentary plane ticket and a $1,000 relocation bonus.
  • Advocacy groups, including the National TPS Alliance, have vowed to contest the termination in federal court following previous legal battles over TPS rollbacks.