This decision by the United States government will allow more than 300,000 migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Nepal to work in the country and avoid deportation. The Temporary Protection Status (TPS) was extended for another 18 months, until the first months of 2025.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the decision for these four nations, whose permanence in the United States was jeopardized after the Donald Trump administration (2017-2021) attempted to revoke their immigration benefit.

The permits for each of the four nationalities had different expiration dates over the next six months. Today’s decision will allow migrants to remain in the country regularly until mid-2025.

Specifically, until January 2025 for Nepalese and Nicaraguans, March for Salvadorans and July for Hondurans.

The United States government has authority to grant TPS to migrants from countries affected by an armed conflict, natural disaster or extraordinary circumstance preventing them from returning to their homes.

The Trump administration attempted to revoke TPS for several nationalities, including those whose consent was renewed today, sparking a series of lawsuits by immigrant protection organizations.

The decision is intended to overturn the measures taken by the previous government, which they hope will have an effect on the decision of the courts studying the case, DHS said in a statement.

The main organization advocating for TPS beneficiaries, the National TPS Alliance, believed the announcement is a victory for the activists’ struggle, but criticized the Joe Biden administration for not taking action sooner.

Currently, the administration grants TPS to migrants from 16 countries, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, Venezuela and South Sudan, who were included in this program under the Biden administration.