The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it will terminate Temporary Protected Status for roughly 521,000 Haitians, ending their work permits and deportation protection on 2 September 2025. The decision, announced on 27 June, marks the largest single revocation of the humanitarian designation since the program was created in 1990. Less than two weeks later, DHS moved to revoke the same status for about 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans who have lived legally in the United States since receiving TPS in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in 1999. Their protections will expire on 6 September 2025, according to draft Federal Register notices released on 7 July. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said conditions in Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua have improved sufficiently to allow the safe return of their citizens, stressing that “Temporary Protected Status was designed to be just that—temporary.” DHS has encouraged voluntary departures by offering a government-funded flight and a US$1,000 stipend for those who leave before the deadlines. The announcements follow a 19 May U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the administration to end TPS for 350,000 Venezuelans and fit into a broader effort by President Donald Trump to scale back humanitarian immigration programs. Immigrant-rights advocates and several Democratic lawmakers argue that violence and political instability in the affected countries still warrant protection and have signalled plans to challenge the new terminations in federal court.