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Update: On August 20, 2025, a federal court allowed the Trump administration to terminate TPS for 60,000 Honduran, Nicaraguan and Nepalese TPS holders even as the lawsuit continues to be fought in the lower court. The Trump Department of Homeland Security scheduled TPS from Nepal to end, causing TPS holders to lose TPS and related work authorization as of August 21, 2025.
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.
On June 5, 2025, the Trump administration announced it is terminating TPS for Nepal as of August 5, 2025 and issued the official corresponding Federal Register notice that includes additional details. Nepal was initially designated for TPS in 2015 and several extensions followed.
- 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.
Yes, on July 7, 2025, the National TPS Alliance and seven individuals filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. 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 case is National TPS Alliance v. Noem, No. 3:25-cv-05687 (N.D. Cal.).
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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