The Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar, marking another major rollback of U.S. humanitarian immigration programs.
The decision affects migrants who have been shielded from deportation due to Myanmar’s civil war and political turmoil following the 2021 military coup.
The Trump administration is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar who are in the United States, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a notice on Monday.https://t.co/S1NKC1Q72Q
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Despite United Nations findings that more than 6,500 civilians have been killed and 3.5 million displaced, the Department of Homeland Security said conditions had shown “improvements” in governance and stability.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also argued that continuing TPS for Myanmar was not in the U.S. national interest, citing vetting concerns, visa overstays and ongoing national security or fraud investigations involving some TPS holders.
US terminates temporary legal status for Myanmar citizens https://t.co/UZ1AojvhmK
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The administration has already moved to revoke TPS protections for migrants from Afghanistan, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Syria, Sudan and other nations. Unless blocked in court, Myanmar’s TPS designation will expire in late January.
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