Overview
- Homeland Security published its termination notice for Myanmar’s TPS, setting an effective date of Jan. 26, 2026 after the 60-day period.
- Secretary Kristi Noem said the designation no longer applies, citing the end of a state of emergency, plans for elections, ceasefire talks and improved local governance.
- Federal figures show roughly 3,969 current TPS holders from Myanmar would lose deportation protection and work authorization unless a court intervenes.
- Human Rights Watch, the U.N. human rights chief and other observers reject DHS’s portrayal of conditions, calling the junta’s planned elections a sham and warning of ongoing conflict and abuses.
- Court battles over other TPS terminations have produced mixed outcomes, with a district judge pausing the Syrian rollback and the Supreme Court allowing the administration to end protections for Venezuelans.