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 Dec. 7, 2023) Only for current residents of the US.
- El Salvador (extended through May 9, 2025).
- Haiti (extended through Feb.3, 2026).
- Honduras (extended through July 5, 2025).
- Myanmar (Burma) (extended through May 25, 2024).
- Nepal (extended through June 24, 2025).
- Nicaragua (extended through July 5, 2025).
- Somalia (extended through Mar. 17, 2026).
- Sudan (extended through Apr. 19, 2025).
- 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 Apr. 19, 2025) (only available for Ukrainians who have had continuous residence in the US since Aug. 16, 2023).
- Venezuela (extended till Apr. 2, 2025)
- Yemen (extended through Mar. 3, 2026)
