Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
July 7, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security says it’s ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country. Officials now say that conditions in both nations have improved enough for these individuals to return. The protections will end 60 days after the notice officially is published. Critics argue this decision disrupts lives built over decades. TPS does not provide a path to citizenship and must be renewed regularly. Similar terminations have affected other nationalities.