The Department of Homeland Security said it will terminate the long-standing Temporary Protected Status programs for more than 70,000 Honduran and Nicaraguan immigrants in early September. The move will pave the way for thousands of immigrants enrolled in the program to be targeted for deportation unless they have other means to stay in the United

Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters.

The US Department of Homeland Security unlawfully terminated temporary protections for immigrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal based on predetermined decisions, an immigration rights group argues in a new lawsuit.