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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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May 10, 2019
DHS Agrees to Temporarily Continue TPS Status for Nepal and Honduras
Pursuant to an order to stay proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19–cv–00731, pending resolution of related claims being litigated before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ramos v. Nielsen, No. 18–16981, DHS published a notice that it will not implement or enforce the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal. Beneficiaries under the TPS designations for Nepal and Honduras will retain their TPS, provided that an individual’s TPS status is not withdrawn because of ineligibility. DHS is extending the validity of TPS-related documentation for Nepalese beneficiaries through March 24, 2020. The TPS designation for Honduras, signed by Acting Secretary McAleenan, remains in effect through January 5, 2020.
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November 4, 2019
Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
To comply with the preliminary injunctions issued in Ramos v. Nielsen and Saget v. Trump and the order to stay proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, DHS announced the continuation of documentation for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The Federal Register notice was signed by Acting Secretary McAleenan. TPS-related documentation will remain in effect through January 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 was stayed pending resolution of the Ramos v. Nielsen appeal at the Ninth Circuit. On September 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit reversed the Ramos district court's ruling and vacated its preliminary injunction, but the Ninth Circuit never issued its mandate because the parties entered into extended mediation while a petition for rehearing en banc was pending before the panel. As the court-order stay of proceedings in Bhattarai was tied to the Ramos injunction, the terminations of TPS for Nepal and Honduras will not take effect while the Ramos injunction remains in place.
**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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February 10, 2023
9th Cir. Order dated 2.10.23, Ramos v. Wolf
On February 10, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for rehearing en banc in Ramos v. Mayorkas, which was brought by a group of TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, and their U.S.-citizen children. In the order granting rehearing, the Court vacated a 2020 decision issued by a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit, which reversed a district court injunction of the Trump administration's decisions to terminate TPS for individuals from those four countries.
Because the court-ordered stay of proceedings in Bhattarai is tied to the outcome of the appeal of the preliminary injunction in Ramos, the en banc court's vacatur of the panel decision vacating the Ramos preliminary injunction preserves the status quo for Honduran and Nepalese TPS holders protected by the Bhattarai stay.
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Biden Administration Action: Delayed
September 10, 2021Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
Due to the preliminary injunctions in Ramos and Saget and the order to stay proceedings in Bhattarai, on September 10, 2021, DHS published a Federal Register Notice once more continuing the validity of documentation for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The extension of validity periods runs until December 31, 2022.
Haitian nationals covered by the TPS designation whose termination was challenged in court may apply for TPS under the new TPS designation issued by the Biden administration for that country in order to retain TPS protections regardless of the outcome of the Ramos lawsuit. Haitian nationals not covered by the designation whose termination was challenged in court are unaffected by this notice and must apply for protections during the registration period under the new designation.
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**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**Biden Administration Action: Delayed
November 16, 2022Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
On November 16, 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 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 Ramos lawsuit. 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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Not in effectSeptember 10, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
November 16, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Trump Administration Action: Program TerminationSubject Matter: TPSAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
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
NPR DHS Asks For 'Positive Gems' About War-Torn Countries
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