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Original Date Announced
June 5, 2018DHS Secretary terminates TPS for Honduras on grounds of improved country conditions. To allow for an orderly transition, termination is delayed for 18 months until January 6, 2020. Hondurans who would have received TPS through January 5, 2020 are required to re-register for TPS. Termination is estimated to affect 60,000 Hondurans. [ID #38]
Federal Register Notice: Termination of the Designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected StatusEffective Date
January 6, 2020Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 13, 2019
DHS Agrees to Temporarily Continue TPS Status for Nepal and Honduras
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 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.
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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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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Trump Administration Action: Program TerminationSubject Matter: TPSAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- November 6, 2017 DHS delays decision on TPS for Honduras, triggering six-month extension
- May 10, 2019 Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras
- November 4, 2019 DHS announces continuation of documentation for beneficiaries of TPS designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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May 16, 2016
TPS for Honduras originally designated in 1999 and last renewed on May 16, 2016
Extension of the Designation of Honduras for TPS
Commentary
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