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Original Date Announced
November 4, 2019DHS announces that beneficiaries under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan will retain their TPS while the preliminary injunctions in Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen and Saget, et al., v. Trump, remain in effect. The Federal Register notice was signed by Acting Secretary McAleenan. [ID #113]
DHS Extends TPS Documentation for Six Countries Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and SudanEffective Date
November 4, 2019Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 13, 2019
USCIS Update on Bhattarai v. Nielsen
On March 13, 2019, DHS agreed to temporarily halt its plans to terminate TPS for individuals from Nepal and Honduras, according to court documents filed in federal district court case, Bhattarai et al v Nielsen et al., challenging DHS’s termination of TPS designations for Nepal and Honduras. TPS for Nepal was originally set to be terminated on June 24, 2019 and Honduras on January 5, 2020. On Nov. 1, 2019, DHS announced the automatic extension the validity of TPS-related documents for Nepal and Honduras through Jan. 4, 2021.
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September 14, 2020
Ninth Circuit Ramos Decision
In Bhattarai v. Nielsen, affected foreign nationals challenged DHS’s termination of TPS designations for Nepal and Honduras. The Bhattarai case has been stayed pending resolution of the Ramos v. Nielsen appeal at the Ninth Circuit. On September 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit lifted the injunction in Ramos; a motion for rehearing en banc is due November 30, 2020. Meanwhile, as of 10/21/20, the Bhattarai stay remains in effect.
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December 9, 2020
Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
DHS publishes notice in the Federal Register that it "is automatically extending the validity of TPS-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal" through October 4, 2021. The extension is granted in light of ongoing litigation in Ramos, Bhattarai, and Saget.
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Biden Administration Action: Approved/Retained
September 10, 2021Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
On September 10, 2021, DHS published notice for a fifteen-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan until December 31, 2022 while the preliminary injunction in Ramos and the Bhattarai orders remain in effect. Extensions were previously set to expire on October 4, 2021.
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November 10, 2022Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of TPS for El Salvador and Others
On November 10, 2022, DHS published a Federal Register Notice extending the validity period of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and TPS-related documents for covered individuals from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan until June 30, 2024. Haitian and Sudanese nationals covered by the TPS designations whose terminations were challenged in court may still apply for TPS under the new TPS designations issued by the Biden administration for those countries in order to retain TPS protections regardless of the outcome of the litigation. Haitian and Sudanese nationals not covered by designations whose terminations have been challenged in court are unaffected by this notice and must apply for protections during the current registration periods under the new designations.
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Fully in EffectSeptember 10, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
November 10, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual In LitigationTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: TPSAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- April 26, 2018 DHS terminates TPS for Nepal
- May 10, 2019 Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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October 26, 2016
TPS for Nepal was set to expire on June 24, 2018.
FR | Extension of Nepal TPS Designation