Overview

• Secretary Noem’s notices will end TPS protections for roughly 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, taking effect in early September.
• TPS was created in 1990 and granted to Hondurans and Nicaraguans after Hurricane Mitch, offering work authorization and deportation relief without a path to citizenship.
• The administration argues that environmental recovery and economic improvements in Honduras and Nicaragua justify restoring TPS’s temporary purpose.
• DHS is promoting voluntary returns through the CBP One app with complimentary plane tickets and $1,000 exit bonuses.
• Lawmakers and advocates such as Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto decry the decision as cruel to long-settled families and predict imminent legal challenges.