The temporary residency permission granted to Nepali migrants in the USA, known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), has been revoked.
Issuing a notice on Thursday, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that after reviewing Nepal's conditions and consulting with relevant partner agencies, it concluded that Nepali people no longer meet the statutory requirements for TPS.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared that Nepal's current situation no longer fulfills the legal criteria for TPS.
TPS is a program that allows immigrants from countries facing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary crises to live and work legally in the USA. Under this program, around 337,000 immigrants from Nepal, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras have been residing in the US. These individuals are now at risk of losing their legal residency rights.
The TPS status for Nepalis will expire 60 days after the publication of the notice, i.e., on August 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM.
The DHS has advised Nepalis residing in the US under TPS to prepare to return to their home country if they do not have another legal basis to stay.
By the end of 2021, 14,556 Nepalis were living in the US under the TPS program. However, according to another report released last September, out of 863,880 individuals from 16 countries worldwide, only 7,875 Nepalis were registered under TPS.
The Obama administration had granted TPS status to Nepalis in 2015.
.
