Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for 76,000 From Honduras, Nicaragua

Monday’s decision is the latest in several temporary protected status revocations issued by the Trump administration in recent weeks.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on July 7 that it is ending protections for illegal immigrants from Nicaragua and Honduras, days after making a similar announcement for Venezuela.

In a statement, DHS said that the temporary protected status (TPS) for Nicaragua “was never meant to last 25 years,” noting that the status was initiated after a natural disaster in 1999 that impacted the Central American country.