This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh is an active member.
On July 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua.
The TPS designations for the two countries were set to expire on July 5, 2025. The termination of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua will be effective 60 days after publication of the Federal Register notices, which is September 8, 2025. After that date, nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (and those having no nationality who last habitually resided in either of those countries) who were granted TPS under the designation will no longer have TPS.
DHS said that Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals departing the United States can use U.S. Customs and Border Protection's CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States and receive a complimentary plane ticket, a $1,000 exit bonus, and potential "future opportunities for legal immigration."
