What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status

Congress never built a path from temporary status to permanent residence, leaving many people facing deportation with little recourse.

By: Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 1,407

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

At the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, 1.3 million individuals from 17 countries were living and working in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

TPS is a humanitarian form of protection from deportation for people who cannot return to their home countries because of an armed conflict, environmental disaster or other extraordinary circumstances.

In 2025, the Trump administration began terminating or …

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