HIAS Statement on End of TPS for Honduran Nationals May 04, 2018 On May 4, 2018, the Trump Administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 60,000 Honduran nationals and their families. TPS is a temporary humanitarian status that allows individuals to continue living and working the U.S. if natural disaster or armed conflict makes […]
HIAS Decries End of TPS for Nepali Nationals Apr 26, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Thursday, April 26, the Trump Administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 9,000 Nepalis living in the U.S. The designation will officially terminate on June 24, 2019. TPS is a temporary humanitarian status that allows individuals to continue […]
HIAS Statement on TPS Extension for Syria Feb 01, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Wednesday, January 31, the Trump Administration decided to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 6,900 Syrians. TPS is a humanitarian immigration status extended to foreign nationals present in the United States at the time of civil war or natural disasters in their […]
HIAS Denounces End of TPS for 200,000 Salvadorans Jan 08, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Monday, January 8, the Trump Administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for recipients from El Salvador. TPS allows U.S. resident foreign nationals to remain and work in the United States if they come from countries that have been […]
HIAS Condemns End of TPS for 50,000 Haitians Nov 21, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On November 20, the Trump Administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 50,000 Haitians in the United States. Currently 330,000 people from a range of countries are living and working legally in the U.S. under TPS because […]
In addition to Nicaragua and Honduras, 261,220 TPS recipients from eight other countries have their designation up for renewal in the next two calendar years.
HIAS Denounces Termination of TPS for Nicaragua, Six Month Extension for Honduras Nov 07, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—HIAS strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua. The administration was unable to decide on TPS for Honduras, resulting in a six month extension for nationals of that country. TPS is […]
HIAS Outraged by Reports of Temporary Protected Status Termination Nov 06, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—In response to media reports that the State Department has determined that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) determination is no longer needed for nationals of El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish […]
The Trump administration recently hinted that it is planning to phase out Temporary Protected Status, potentially affecting 330,000 individuals who have lived in the U.S. for years.
