The administration of United States President Donald Trump has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Somalia, South Sudan, Cameroon and Ethiopia living in the United States, as part of a broader review of the humanitarian immigration programme.
The move represents a further rollback of TPS, which allows eligible nationals of designated countries already in the US to remain and work legally when conditions in their home countries make safe return difficult.
According to alerts published on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website on August 14 and reviewed on Sunday, Somalia and South Sudan are the latest countries to have their TPS designations terminated. The terminations took effect on August 14 and August 7, 2026, respectively.
USCIS said the decisions followed determinations by former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that the two countries no longer met the statutory requirements for TPS designation.
“After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Somalia no longer met the conditions for its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS),” the agency said.
It added that “the Somalia TPS designation is terminated, effective August 14, 2026.”
On South Sudan, USCIS said Noem similarly determined that the country no longer met the requirements for TPS, adding that its designation was terminated effective August 7, 2026.
TPS is a temporary humanitarian protection granted to eligible nationals of designated countries already in the US when armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions prevent them from safely returning home.
Under the programme, beneficiaries are generally protected from removal and may obtain employment authorisation and, in some circumstances, travel authorisation during the designated period.
However, TPS does not provide a pathway to lawful permanent residency or automatically confer another immigration status.
The termination of a TPS designation also does not mean that every affected beneficiary will automatically be deported. Some individuals may have another valid immigration status or qualify for a different form of immigration protection.
Full List of Countries Whose TPS Designations Have Been Terminated
- Haiti
- Syria
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
- Nepal
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Venezuela
- South Sudan
- Myanmar
- Somalia
USCIS noted that the TPS status of some countries remains affected by ongoing litigation.
The agency said, for instance, that the termination of Ethiopia’s TPS designation was stayed by a federal judge in Massachusetts in January 2026 while the US government considered its next steps.
Court proceedings have also affected TPS termination decisions involving Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, according to USCIS.
The latest actions are part of the Trump administration’s broader review of TPS designations and its efforts to scale back the number of countries whose nationals receive the temporary protection.
