JUST IN: DHS Terminates Temporary Protective Status for Yemen – Thousands Told to Go Home or Face Arrest
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday that it is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Yemen, citing improvements in the country’s conditions.
Temporary Protected Status for Yemen was last extended by the Biden administration and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on September 4, 2024, through March 3, 2026. Originally intended for those fleeing civil war in 2015, the designation has repeatedly been extended.
“After reviewing conditions in the country and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, I determined that Yemen no longer meets the law’s requirements to be designated for Temporary Protected Status,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.
“Allowing TPS Yemen beneficiaries to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interest. TPS was designed to be temporary, and this administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent. We are prioritizing our national security interests and putting America first.”
DHS gave TPS beneficiaries from Yemen 60 days to self-deport or face deportation.
“After the effective date of the termination, the Department of Homeland Security may arrest and deport any Yemeni national without status once their TPS has been terminated. If an alien forces DHS to arrest and remove them, they may never be allowed to return to the United States,” the department said.
About 3,000 Yemeni’s now face deportation.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following press release this morning:
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen. The termination is effective 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register.
Yemen was initially designated for Temporary Protected Status on Sept. 3, 2015, based on a determination that there was an ongoing armed conflict and that, due to that conflict, requiring nationals of Yemen to return would pose a serious threat to their personal safety. Following the initial designation, DHS extended or extended and redesignated Yemen for TPS in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024.
“After reviewing conditions in the country and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, I determined that Yemen no longer meets the law’s requirements to be designated for Temporary Protected Status,” said Secretary Noem. “Allowing TPS Yemen beneficiaries to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interest. TPS was designed to be temporary, and this administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent. We are prioritizing our national security interests and putting America first.”
TPS Yemen beneficiaries with no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States have 60 days to voluntarily depart the United States. We encourage aliens leaving the United States to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States. The app provides a safe, secure way to self-deport that includes a complimentary plane ticket, a $2,600 exit bonus, and potential future opportunities for legal immigration.
After the effective date of the termination, the Department of Homeland Security may arrest and deport any Yemeni national without status once their TPS has been terminated. If an alien forces DHS to arrest and remove them, they may never be allowed to return to the United States.
This comes amid the ongoing fight to terminate TPS for Haitian immigrants. As The Gateway Pundit reported, a federal judge earlier this month blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending the TPS for 350,000 Haitians.
The Justice Department has appealed the ruling to the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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