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:
- Ethiopia (through Dec.12, 2025).
- Haiti (extended only through Feb.3, 2026).
- Honduras (extended through July 5, 2025. TPS benefits will only be available until Sept. 8, 2025).
- Lebanon (through May 26, 2026)
- Myanmar (Burma) (extended through Nov. 25, 2025).
- Nicaragua (extended through July 5, 2025. TPS benefits will only be available until Sept. 8, 2025).
- Somalia (extended through Mar.17, 2026).
- South Sudan (extended through Nov. 3, 2025)
- Sudan (extended through Oct.19, 2026).
- 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 (2021 designation only is extended through Sept. 10, 2025. The 2023 designation is terminated.)
- Yemen (through Mar. 3, 2026).