Why It Matters
The Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 13 of the 17 countries that held designations when President Trump took office in January 2025, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.
The 13 terminated designations covered approximately 1,103,390 beneficiaries as of June 25, based on Department of Homeland Security figures provided to CRS. Four designations currently remain in effect: El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Lebanon.
The Big Picture
Congress created TPS in 1990 to provide safe haven to noncitizens from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security may designate a country for six, 12 or 18 months and must terminate a designation upon determining that the country no longer meets the conditions.
The 13 terminated countries, with termination dates and beneficiary counts from the Federal Register, are:
- Afghanistan: July 14, 2025 (11,740)
- Burma: Jan. 26, 2026 (3,970)
- Cameroon: Aug. 4, 2025 (5,460)
- Ethiopia: Feb. 13, 2026 (5,010)
- Haiti: Sept. 2, 2025 (353,160)
- Honduras: Sept. 8, 2025 (70,070)
- Nepal: Aug. 5, 2025 (12,160)
- Nicaragua: Sept. 8, 2025 (3,850)
- Somalia: March 17, 2026 (1,080)
- South Sudan: Jan. 5, 2026 (230)
- Syria: Nov. 21, 2025 (6,100)
- Venezuela: April 7, 2025 and Nov. 7, 2025, covering two concurrent designations (627,750 combined beneficiaries)
- Yemen: May 4, 2026 (2,810)
CRS notes that several terminations were subject to litigation that delayed their effective dates, but it does not identify which terminations or whether any cases remain pending.
The four remaining designations covered 343,800 beneficiaries as of June 25: El Salvador (224,070), Sudan (2,020), Ukraine (117,170) and Lebanon (540).
The Bottom Line
DHS stated on Sept. 9 that Salvadoran TPS holders "retain protection including work authorization" until an announcement is made, and provided matching statements for Sudan and Ukraine to CRS on Oct. 20. Lebanon's designation expires Nov. 27.
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