Overview
- At 11:59 p.m. local time on November 7, the 2021 TPS designation for Venezuela ends, terminating deportation protections and most work permits, with USCIS advising those without another legal basis to prepare to return.
- Beneficiaries who re-registered between January 17 and February 5, 2025 retain EADs and related documents valid through October 2, 2026, which advocates say covers only a few thousand people.
- The Supreme Court authorized immediate cancellation on October 3, and a separate cohort designated in 2023 already saw protections lapse earlier in October.
- Immigration lawyers and community groups report job losses, loss of health insurance and heightened family separation risks, urging affected people to seek legal counsel on asylum, family petitions or other limited options.
- DHS has also set January 5, 2026 as the end date for South Sudan’s TPS, with CBP offering voluntary-departure assistance via its app, including a courtesy plane ticket and a $1,000 departure bonus.