Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)

• March 13, 2019

  USCIS Notice on the Termination of the Designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status

  On March 13, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to temporarily halt its plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from Nepal and Honduras, according to court documents filed yesterday in the California federal district court case, Bhattarai v. Nielsen. In Bhattarai, affected foreign nationals are 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.

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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 that case. Although the Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction in Ramos on Sept. 14, 2020, the appellate court has not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective, and the injunction remains in place. The terminations of TPS for Nepal and Honduras will not take effect while the Ramos injunction is in place, as it presents similar issues to those presented in Bhattarai.

  
  **Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

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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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