Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security will terminate Temporary Protected Status in early September 2025, removing work permits and deportation protection for about 76,000 Honduran and Nicaraguan beneficiaries
• Approximately 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans face deportation proceedings if they cannot secure alternative legal status
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited significant improvements in safety and infrastructure since the 1999 Hurricane Mitch designation
• A recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed TPS revocation for Venezuelans cleared the path for this decision and foreshadows challenges to other country designations
• TPS holders contribute an estimated $10 billion in annual earnings and over $1 billion in federal taxes, and lawmakers warn that ending protections could separate families and hurt U.S. businesses