In 1990 Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide Temporary Protected Status to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. The following countries are currently designated:
- Afghanistan (Effective May 20, 2022 through Nov. 20, 2023) Only for persons having continuous residence in the US since Mar. 15, 2022 and continuous physical presence in the US since May 20, 2022.
- Cameroon (effective April 14, 2022 through Dec. 7, 2023) Only for current residents of the US.
- El Salvador (extended through May 9, 2025).
- Haiti (extended through June 30, 2024).
- Honduras (extended through Jan. 5, 2024).
- Myanmar (Burma) (extended through May 25, 2024).
- Nepal (extended through June 24, 2025).
- Nicaragua (extended through July 5, 2025).
- Somalia (extended through Sept. 17, 2024).
- Sudan (available while the preliminary injunction in Ramos v. Wolf and the stay of proceedings order in Bhattarai v. Nielsen remain in effect, provided they remain individually eligible for TPS).
- South Sudan (extended through Nov. 3, 2023).
- Syria (extended through Mar. 31, 2024) (only available for Syrians who have had continuous residence in the US since July 28, 2022).
- Ukraine (only available to Ukrainians living in the US since Apr. 11, 2022 lasts until Oct. 19. 2023).
- Venezuela (extended till Mar. 20, 2025)
- Yemen (extended through Sept. 3, 2024)
