Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan Nationals to End

End of TPS for Afghanistan Announced by DHS 

Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation will expire on May 20, 2025. The Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, reviewed country conditions and consulted with appropriate U.S. Government agencies. Based on this assessment, she determined that Afghanistan no longer meets the conditions for TPS designation. Therefore, the Secretary is terminating the TPS designation of Afghanistan as required by statute.  

With this termination, Afghan nationals and stateless individuals who last resided in Afghanistan will lose their TPS protections. Their work authorization will also end after the July deadline. This move follows similar actions taken by the Trump administration, including ending TPS protections for Venezuelans in January and for Haitians in February. These decisions have since been challenged in federal court.

As noted in previous updates, the Trump administration ended TPS protections for Venezuelans in January and took steps in February to end TPS protections for Haitians, with the changes set to take effect on August 3. These actions have recently faced challenges in federal court.   

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