President Trump’s administration has also imposed employment expirations on TPS holders’ work authorizations.
The Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register from Secretary Kristi Noem last month that will terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syrian nationals as of November 21.
“Syrian nationals have 60 days to voluntarily depart the United States and return home,“ DHS stated. “After the 60 days have expired, any Syrian national admitted under TPS who have not begun their voluntary removal proceedings will be subject to arrest and deportation. Any alien who forces DHS to arrest and remove them will never be allowed to return to the United States.“
“This is what restoring sanity to America’s immigration system looks like,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Conditions in Syria no longer prevent their nationals from returning home. Syria has been a hotbed of terrorism and extremism for nearly two decades, and it is contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country. TPS is meant to be temporary.”
President Donald Trump’s administration has reduced the number of TPS-eligible countries from sixteen to nine. The One, Big Beautiful Bill, signed by the president on July 4 of this year, imposes limits on employment authorization for TPS holders to the shorter of the designated TPS period or one year, whichever is shorter.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Noem to be led by the Lord as she heads the Department of Homeland Security and its many agencies.
- For Assistant Secretary McLaughlin as she fulfills her role in Homeland Security and facilitates the enforcement of immigration laws.
Sources: National Law Review, Department of Homeland Security
