Past US Presidents have declared that certain groups of illegal aliens have “temporary protection” from depuration. Then they just renew it over and over. Then each president after them renew it over and over. Until Trump’s second term began, it has never actually been “temporary.”
We now have illegal aliens who have been “temporarily” protected from deportation since the 90s. During Trump’s first term, he ordered that six be allowed to expire. This was illegally blocked by extreme-left activist judges. The Supreme Court finally ruled in Trump’s favor at the end of his term. However, as soon as Biden took office, he cancelled Trump’s orders and renewed them again. Biden also went wild and ordered protected status for eleven new groups.
When Trump entered office last January. 17 groups held Temporary Protected Status [TPS] status, the oldest being Somalians who have held the status since 1991. Another four held Deferred Enforcement Departure [DED], the oldest being Liberians who held the status since 1991.
Note that TPS and DED don’t protect all illegal aliens. They only protect those who entered the US illegally during certain date ranges. However, in many cases, presidents have consecutively increased the date range, adding tens or hundreds of thousands of new illegal aliens to the protect order.
So far Trump has ended TPS for
Expired:
Afghanistan – Trump expired protection for an estimated 12K illegal aliens from Afghanistan on May 20, 2025
Honduras – Trump expired protection for an estimated 70K illegal aliens from Honduras on July 5th, 2025.
Nicaragua – Trump expired protection for an estimated 4K illegal aliens from Nicaragua on July 5th, 2025.
Nepal – Trump expired protection for an estimated 7K illegal aliens from Nepal on June 24th, 2025.
Syria – Trump expired protection for an estimated 6K illegal aliens from Syria on Sept 30th, 2025.
South Sudan – Trump expired protection for an estimated 150 illegal aliens from South Sudan on May 3rd, 2025. This is a tiny one.
Cameroon – Trump expired protection for an estimated 400 illegal aliens from Cameroon on June 7th, 2025. This is a tiny one.
Already ordered to expire:
Venezuela – Protection from deportation for an estimated 348K illegal aliens from Venezuela will expire on October 2026. Trump tried to canceled Biden’s extension and end TPS even earlier, but an activist judge blocked it.
Haiti – Protection from deportation for an estimated 520K illegal aliens from Haiti will expire on February 3rd, 2026. Trump tried to expire this during his first term, but was illegally blocked by far-left activist judges. Biden reversed Trump’s order and added more Haitian illegal aliens to it. Trump tried to cancel Biden’s extension and end TPS even earlier, but an activist judge blocked it.
Trump is anticipated to expire:
El Salvador – Protection for an estimated 235K illegal aliens from El Salvador is anticipated to expire on March 9th, 2026. Trump tried to expire their protection during his first term, but was illegally blocked by extreme-left activist judges. Trump has indicated to reporters that it will expire.
Yemen – Protection for an estimated 1,500 illegal aliens from Yemen is anticipated to expire on March 3rd, 2026.
DED Status:
Palestine – Protection for an estimated 7K illegal aliens from Palestine was expired on August 13th, 2025.
Temporary Protected Status [TPS]:
Afghanistan: May 20, 2022 by Biden, Extended until May 20, 2025
Burma (Myanmar): May 25, 2021 by Biden, Extended through Nov. 25, 2025
Cameroon: June 7, 2022 by Biden, Extended until June 7, 2025
El Salvador: March 9, 2001 by W. Bush, Extended until March 9, 2026
Ethiopia: December, 12, 2022 by Biden, Extended through December 12, 2025
Haiti: January 21, 2010 by Obama, Extended through February 3, 2026
Honduras: January 5th, 1999 by Clinton, Extended until July 5, 2025
Lebanon: November 27, 2024 by Biden, Valid through May 27, 2026
Nepal: June 24, 2015 by W. Bush, Extended until June 24, 2025
Nicaragua: January 5th, 1999 by Clinton, Extended until July 5, 2025
Somalia: September 16, 1991 by Clinton, Extended until March 17, 2026
South Sudan: November 3rd, 2011 by Obama, Extended until May 3, 2025
Sudan: April 19th, 2022 by Biden, Extended until Oct 19, 2026
Syria: March 29, 2012 by Obama, Extended until September 30, 2025
Ukraine: April 19, 2022 by Biden, Extended until April 19, 2027
Venezuela: October 3rd, 2023 by Biden, Extended until October 2nd, 2026
Yemen: September 3rd, 2015 by Obama, Extended until March 3, 2026
Deferred Enforcement Departure [DED]:
Lebanon: July 26, 2024 by Biden, valid until Jan. 25, 2026
Liberia: June 15th, 1991 by HW Bush, extended until June 30, 2026
Hong Kong: Aug. 5, 2021 by Biden, extended through Feb. 5, 2027
Palestine: Feb. 14, 2024 by Biden, valid through Aug. 13, 2025
First initiated:
Biden: 11
Trump: 0
Obama: 4
W Bush: 2
Clinton: 3
HW Bush: 1
