The Trump administration officially ends temporary protected status for Hondurans

Published May 4, 2018 7:46pm ET



The Trump administration announced Friday afternoon it will not renew Temporary Protected Status for 57,000 Honduran people who have lived in the U.S. since a 1999 hurricane, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.

The administration will give the Hondurans 18 months — or until Jan. 5, 2020 — to return home. Hondurans are the second-largest national group of TPS beneficiaries.

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