List of Countries Designated for TPS As Trump Ends Protections for Many Venezuelans
May 19, 2025
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The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump’s administration a legal win on Monday by allowing the government to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans, putting them at risk for deportation.
A lower court had issued a lower court’s injunction blocking Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s plan to revoke TPS for Venezuelan migrants.
The government applied for a stay of the decision, which the Supreme Court granted. The order stated that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the application.
The stay will remain in effect as the Court decides whether to hear the case. If the Court decides not to hear arguments, the stay will be terminated. If the justices decide to take on the case, it will remain in effect until the Court releases its ruling.
Immigrants who have been in U.S. for years march to The White House asking for work permits for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs in Washington on November 14,… Immigrants who have been in U.S. for years march to The White House asking for work permits for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs in Washington on November 14, 2023.
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
What is TPS?
TPS permits individuals from countries experiencing crises—such as war, civil unrest, or natural disasters—to live and work legally in the U.S.
The program was created by the Immigration Act of 1990, which received bipartisan support.
Who Benefits from TPS?
Under TPS, individuals from nations experiencing armed conflict, environmental disasters, epidemics or other extraordinary conditions cannot be removed from the U.S. or detained by the Department of Homeland Security.
These individuals may also be permitted to work or travel. TPS is a temporary protection, but individuals can still apply for other immigration benefits or protections while under the program.
Which Countries are Designated for TPS?
The countries currently designated for TPS are Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Cameroon, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Lebanon, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen.
TPS for Venezuelans is expected to end following the Court’s decision.
Noem ended TPS for Afghanistan on March 21. The benefits will no longer be in effect starting 60 days after publication of the termination notice in the Federal Register.
What Happened to Venezuela?
The Court’s decision comes amid tension between the U.S. and Venezuela over deportation flights. Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which began in Venezuela, have been sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
Immigration advocacy groups have been fighting to keep those in the U.S. on TPS safe from deportation under the Trump administration, arguing that they were granted protections under a legal pathway.
Why is Donald Trump Scaling Back Legal Protections for Venezuelans?
Trump and Noem argue that TPS and a similar program called humanitarian parole were abused by President Joe Biden’s administration, allowing thousands of immigrants to stay longer than necessary.
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