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 through May 20, 2025) Only for persons having continuous residence in the US since Sept. 20, 2023 and continuous physical presence in the US since Nov. 21, 2023.
- Cameroon (effective April 14, 2022 through June 7, 2025) Only for current residents of the US.
- Ethiopia (through Dec. 12, 2025).
- El Salvador (extended through May 9, 2025).
- Haiti (extended through Aug. 3, 2025).
- Honduras (extended through July 5, 2025).
- Lebanon (through May 27, 2026).
- Myanmar (Burma) (extended through Nov. 25, 2025).
- Nepal (extended through June 24, 2025).
- Nicaragua (extended through July 5, 2025).
- Somalia (extended through Mar.17, 2026).
- Sudan (extended through Oct.19, 2026).
- South Sudan (extended through May 3, 2025).
- Syria (extended through Sept. 30, 2025) (only available for Syrians who have had continuous residence in the US since Jan. 25, 2024).
- Ukraine (extended through Oct. 19, 2026) (only available for Ukrainians who have had continuous residence in the US since Aug. 16, 2023).
- Venezuela (terminated effective Apr. 7, 2025)
- Yemen (extended through Mar. 3, 2026)
