The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that it is ending protections for illegal immigrants from Nicaragua and Honduras, coming days after a similar announcement for Venezuela.
In a statement, DHS said that the temporary protected status (TPS) for Nicaragua “was never meant to last 25 years,” noting that the status was initiated after a natural disaster in 1999 that impacted the Central American country.
“The environmental situation has improved enough that it is safe enough for Nicaraguan citizens to return home. This decision restores integrity in our immigration system and ensures that TPS remains temporary,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement....
