Temporary Protected Status Terminated for Immigrants from Yemen

The Trump administration plans to strip lawful status and employment authorization for Yemeni immigrants in the US.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday it will terminate Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from the country effective 60 days after publication of a Federal Register notice.

The TPS program allows foreign nationals from designated countries to remain in the US for up to 18 months when circumstances like armed conflict or natural disasters make returning unsafe. DHS has made dismantling the program a key piece of the Trump mass deportation agenda, removing protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from more ...