Trump’s DHS Ends ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for Burmese Nationals in U.S.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Burmese nationals living in the United States.

On Monday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the agency would be ending TPS for close to 10,000 Burmese nationals living across the U.S. who otherwise do not have legal status.

“This decision restores TPS to its original status as temporary,” Noem said:

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Under President Joe Biden, TPS ballooned to historic levels, with the former administration offering the quasi-amnesty to more than a million migrants by the beginning of 2025.

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Since February, Trump has ended TPS for migrants from Venezuela, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, and Haiti, among others.