The United States government has announced it plans to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia currently facing an ongoing civil war.On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a draft notice in the Federal Register, to be formally published the following day, revealing the change.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt credited Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with making the determination to end the programme.“After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Burma [Myanmar] no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for Temporary Protected Status,” the document said.“The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation of Burma as required by statute.”Some 3,969 citizens of Myanmar currently enjoy Temporary Protected Status, a legal immigration pathway for foreign nationals whose home country is unsafe to return to.The status grants successful applicants already in the US the ability to legally stay and work in the country. Another 236 applications from Myanmar were pending as of November 10.But the administration of President Donald Trump has sought to reduce immigration into the US.It has therefore attempted to rescind Temporary Protected Status for several groups, including citizens of Haiti, Afghanistan, Venezuela and other countries facing instability.Just last Friday, Trump posted on his platform Truth Social that he was “hereby terminating, effective im …
