A man cleans and paints a statue at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Burma, on May 11, 2025. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images
The United States will terminate the temporary protected status for Burma (also known as Myanmar), citing progress made in governance and stability, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Nov. 24.
The change gives about 3,000 Burmese nationals until Jan. 26, 2026, to return.
