Overview

• The DHS concluded that conditions in Honduras and Nicaragua have improved sufficiently since Hurricane Mitch to revoke designations first granted in January 1999.
• Federal Register notices published July 8 initiate a transition period set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on September 6, 2025.
• Around 72,000 Honduran and 4,000 Nicaraguan nationals will lose deportation protection and work authorization when TPS ends.
• The government is offering up to $1,000 per person to facilitate voluntary repatriation for beneficiaries who choose to return home.
• Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with advocacy groups including TPS Alliance and WOLA, have condemned the move and announced legal challenges.