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

By: Jean Lantz Reisz

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,336

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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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 not renewing TPS for those countries, …

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