Trump Administration Revokes Deportation Protections for Another Country

For the second time in a week, the Trump administration has announced it is revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from another country—Nepal.

In a brief announcement, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated that Nepalese individuals in the country with (TPS) should prepare to self-deport.

Why It Matters

The termination of Nepal’s TPS comes after confirmation that Cameroon’s status was being terminated earlier this week. Other countries, including Haiti and Afghanistan, have also seen their statuses revoked since January, putting thousands of immigrants at risk of deportation.

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Exhibition and Congress Centre of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship near Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, Poland, on May 27, 2025.

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What To Know

USCIS said Thursday that the conditions in Nepal had improved such that the country no longer met the criteria for TPS.

The status was first granted in June 2015 following an earthquake in the Asian nation. TPS is typically granted for a period of 18 months and was first extended in October 2016 during former President Barack Obama’s second term.

The first Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sought to terminate the status in 2018, but litigation from immigration advocates forced the department to extend TPS through March 2020, January 2021, and 2022.

Following this, DHS said in a Federal Register notice that the protections from deportation were extended by the Biden administration twice more, with protections set to lapse on June 24, 2025.

Nepal has made significant strides in rebuilding over the past decade, with its last disaster report in September 2024 indicating around 88 percent of damaged homes had been rebuilt, DHS said in its notice.

The U.S. State Department currently rates Nepal as a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution when it comes to traveling to the country due to risks of political violence.

USCIS said those from Nepal with TPS—roughly 7,500 people—should prepare to leave the U.S., referring them to the CBP Home app’s self-deport function.

While TPS is by its very nature temporary, the program has allowed many recipients to then work in the U.S. and apply for more permanent visas.

What People Are Saying

DHS’ Federal Register Notice: “Based on her review and consultation with the Department of State, the Secretary determined that, overall, there are notable improvements in environmental disaster preparedness and response capacity, as well as substantial reconstruction from the earthquake’s destruction such that there is no longer a disruption of living conditions and Nepal is able to handle adequately the return of its nationals.”