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US to End Temporary Protected Status for Myanmar Citizens Amid Civil War
Washington D.C. – The United States government will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Myanmar, citing improvements in the country’s governance and stability despite ongoing civil war. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the decision, stating that Secretary Kristi Noem determined Myanmar no longer meets the conditions for TPS designation.
The move will affect approximately 3,969 Myanmar nationals currently residing in the US under TPS, a program that allows foreign nationals from unsafe countries to live and work in the US legally. The termination will take effect 60 days after the official notice is published in the Federal Register.
The decision comes amid a level-four travel advisory from the State Department warning against travel to Myanmar due to “armed conflict, the potential for civil unrest, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, poor health infrastructure, land mines and unexploded ordnance, crime, and wrongful detentions.” Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since the military coup in February 2021, with the military junta battling exiled government members, ethnic armed groups, and civilian opposition forces.
Critics point to the ongoing violence, human rights abuses, and mass displacement as reasons to maintain TPS for Myanmar citizens. The United Nations estimates the conflict has created over 1.5 million asylum seekers and refugees. Recently Rohingya refugees attempted to flee to safety and ended up dead as a boat sank of the Myanmar shore.
The Trump administration has actively sought to reduce immigration into the US and end TPS for several countries. Similar attempts have faced legal challenges, with courts sometimes siding against the administration.
The decision to end TPS for Myanmar citizens comes after previous extensions granted under the Biden administration, and despite the ongoing conflict that has left the country in a state of humanitarian crisis. The DHS statement claims that allowing Myanmar citizens to stay is “contrary to the U.S. national interest.”
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