The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalis.
In a Federal Register notice, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated that after reviewing the current conditions in Nepal and consulting with relevant interagency partners, the country no longer meets the criteria required for TPS designation.
With this, around 7,000 Nepalis living in the US on the basis of TPS will have to return home.
The TPS for Nepal will officially end at 11:59 pm on August 5, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication of the notice.
“If you are currently a TPS beneficiary from Nepal, and have no other lawful basis to remain, you should begin preparations for departure,” the notice said. “Those planning to depart the US can use the CBP One mobile app to facilitate their return process.”
After the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015, the TPS had allowed around 15, 000 Nepalis to legally reside and work in the United States.
Even during the previous term of US President Donald Trump, he had taken ahead the process to revoke the TPS for Nepal.
At that time, Nepalis were urged to return to their country within 12 months.
With US President Donald Trump assuming his office for the second term, the US has continued the deportations of the immigrants found without official documents back to home.
Earlier on March 6, nine Nepalis, who were living and working illegally in the US, were brought to Kathmandu on a chartered flight.
