Nepal
TPS for Nepal has ended, and TPS holders are no longer able to keep their TPS and work authorization while the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s termination of Nepalese TPS continues.
On February 9, 2026, the Court of Appeals blocked the federal lower (district) court decision that allowed TPS recipients from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal to keep their TPS while the court case continued.
It is important that TPS holders immediately seek legal advice from a trusted immigration attorney for more information on this or any other immigration relief that may be available to you.
- TPS holders will not be able to use expired TPS work permits as proof of work authorization.
- A TPS holder who has applied for other immigration relief, for example asylum, may be authorized to work based on another pending application, and may provide proof of other forms of employment authorization to employers.
- If your employer asks, and you have work authorization pursuant to another form of immigration relief, such as a pending asylum claim, you can show them your work permit pursuant to other immigration relief.
- If you are represented by a union, contact your Union Representative.
- If you are represented by a union, contact your Union Representative. Your union can bargain with your employer for an unpaid leave of absence, severance pay, or other separation benefits.
- Contact a trusted immigration attorney immediately. Beware of “notarios” or scammers. Find a reputable legal service provider near you.
On July 7, 2025, advocates filed a challenge to the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. On December 31, 2025, a California federal district court “vacated”/ undid the termination of TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal. However, the government appealed this decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which on February 9, 2026, “stayed”/ blocked the positive district court decision. This means that while the appeal case is pending, TPS holders from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua will not have TPS protection or related work authorization.
The court case led by the National TPS Alliance and seven individuals continues, National TPS Alliance v. Noem, 26-199 (9th Cir.). The plaintiffs are represented by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the ACLU Foundations of Northern and Southern California, the Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at the UCLA School of Law, and the Haitian Bridge Alliance.
The lawsuit will continue and additional details will be known in the coming days and weeks. The judge has not yet made a final decision on this case. Asylum applications may still be filed.
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