President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burmese nationals.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now concluded that conditions in Burma have stabilized enough for citizens to return.
The move continues the administration’s broader effort to scale back TPS programs that have been repeatedly extended under previous administrations.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the decision returns the program to its intended purpose.
Noem said Burma has made “notable progress in governance and stability,” pointing to the end of its state of emergency, plans for elections, ceasefire agreements, and improvements in local governance.
Burma, also known as Myanmar, was designated for TPS in May 2021 by then–Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.