Business Immigration Insights

This post serves as a regularly updated resource to keep employers informed regarding TPS designations, extensions, cancellations, and other policy changes. This post was last updated on April 2, 2025.

Afghanistan

DHS Secretary Kristin Noem determined that the country conditions in Afghanistan no longer merit Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States and that designation will not be renewed. The program will expire on May 20, 2025.  Afghani citizens holding TPS will revert to the status they held prior to their grant of TPS status, unless they have acquired another immigration status allowing them to lawfully remain in the United States. 

Cameroon

DHS Secretary Kristin Noem determined that the country conditions in Cameroon no longer merit Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States and that designation will not be renewed. The program will expire on June 7, 2025.  Citizens of Cameroon holding TPS will revert to the status they held prior to their grant of TPS status, unless they have acquired another immigration status allowing them to lawfully remain in the United States. 

Our previous discussions about TPS can be found earlier in this update, and in our original blog entry.