United States | Latest update on TPS termination for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua

The Department of Homeland Security released an update regarding an Aug. 20 appellate court ruling allowing the agency to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for “aliens” from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

Key Points:

• DHS published a Federal Register Notice on June 6 indicating that the designation of Nepal for TPS would terminate on Aug. 5, 2025, and later announced on July 8 that the designation of Honduras and Nicaragua for TPS would terminate on Sept. 8, 2025.
• On Aug. 19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shared an update regarding its compliance with a July 31 federal court order postponing the termination of TPS for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until Nov. 18, 2025.
• On Aug. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the government’s motion to pause the district court’s injunction pending appeal, which puts the district court’s July 31 order on hold until another appellate ruling and allows DHS to proceed with the respective TPS terminations.
• DHS has not yet issued additional guidance for employers or TPS recipients from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
• BAL will continue to monitor this litigation and related cases.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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