
Honduran migrants deported from the United States wait in line to board a bus at the Center for Attention to Returned Migrants, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Jan. 30, 2025. Yoseph Amaya/Reuters
A federal appeals court on Aug. 20 sided with the Trump administration by pausing a lower court order that preserved temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal.
TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States.