End of TPS for Hondurans Exposes Failures in Immigration Policy and National Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially moved to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to approximately 72,000 Honduran nationals who have lived in the United States since the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. This decisive action, effective 60 days after publication, marks a significant step toward restoring control over U.S. borders and enforcing legal immigration standards. TPS was originally enacted as a humanitarian response to natural disaster devastation. However, decades later, the Trump administration rightly concluded that the circumstances no longer justify indefinite extensions that undermine the rule of law and encourage continued illegal residency under...