Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)

TPS and DED Holders Chart

This resource helps advocates track upcoming TPS decision dates, number of TPS holders per country, key historical information, and more.

For information on advocacy on TPS and DED, visit the TPS DED Administrative Advocacy Coalition’s website here.

Latest on TPS and DED

DHS has terminated the designation of TPS for Afghanistan. The termination is effective July 14, 2025. After July 14, 2025, beneficiaries of TPS for Afghanistan will no longer have TPS.

On March 31, 2025, a federal judge issued an order in NTPSA v. Noem, No. 3:25-cv-01766 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2025) temporarily postponing the administration’s decision to terminate the 2023 TPS designation for Venezuela. As such, Venezuelans with TPS under the 2023 designation will not lose their status or employment authorization on April 3, 2025, and will maintain their status until a final decision in the case is reached.

While this order is in effect, USCIS has confirmed that it will implement the Jan. 17, 2025, extension of Venezuela’s 2023 TPS designation.

El Salvador received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from March 10, 2025, through Sept. 9, 2026.

Sudan received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from April 20, 2025, through Oct. 19, 2026.

Ukraine received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from April 20, 2025, through Oct. 19, 2026.

DHS has vacated the Jan. 17, 2025, extension of TPS for Venezuelans under the 2023 designation. As a result, TPS for Venezuelans who filed initial applications under the 2023 redesignation will end on April 2, 2025. TPS for Venezuelans who filed initial applications under the first designation of Venezuela in 2021 will end on March 17, 2026.

Somalia received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from Sept. 18, 2024, through March 17, 2026.

DHS has partially vacated the July 1, 2024, extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti. The extension and redesignation period of TPS for Haitians has been reduced from 18 months to 12 months, with a new end date of Aug. 3, 2025, instead of Feb. 3, 2026. The initial registration period for new applicants under the redesignation will remain in effect until Aug. 3, 2025.

DHS is extending the EAD validity period through March 9, 2025, for the following designated countries: El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan. DHS previously extended the re-registration period for these countries. Beneficiaries who have not re-registered should do so as soon as possible.

DED was announced for certain Palestinians on Feb. 14, 2024, for an 18-month period.

Syria received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025.

Cameroon received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from Dec. 8, 2023, through June 7, 2025.

On May 12, 2025, DHS announced the termination of TPS for Afghanistan effective on July 12, 2025, with the TPS designation for the country expiring on May 20, 2025.

South Sudan received an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation, from Nov. 4, 2023, through April 19, 2025.

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