Trump administration will end protected status for 9,000 Nepali people in US

By Anna Giaritelli

Published April 26, 2018 5:34pm ET

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Trump administration will end protected status for 9,000 Nepali people in US — Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. (AP Photo/ Niranjan Shrestha) | Niranjan Shrestha

The Trump administration will rescind temporary protected status for 9,000 Nepalese people who were granted permission to live and work in the U.S. following a 2015 earthquake in the country, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday afternoon.

Nepali people will have 14 months to return home before the TPS program is formally concluded on June 24, 2019. Recipients will be permitted to renew their TPS status between now and then.

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