Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Myanmar no longer meets TPS criteria, citing what she called notable gains in governance, an end to emergency rule, election plans and ceasefire claims.
- USCIS set the termination for 11:59 p.m. on January 26, 2026, a change expected to affect roughly 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States.
- Human-rights organizations and Myanmar’s opposition NUG condemned the move, warning it risks sending people back to detention, torture or death.
- The State Department maintains a Do Not Travel advisory for Myanmar, and its latest human-rights report cites credible reports of arbitrary killings, disappearances and torture.
- DHS said the decision followed consultation with the State Department, and officials note those losing TPS must depart or pursue other legal avenues such as asylum or face possible removal.