Trump Administration Moves to End TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans: A Necessary Step for Sovereignty

The Trump administration has announced its plan to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that shields approximately 76,000 Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals from deportation in the United States. This status has been in place since the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America in 1998. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) justifies this action by asserting that conditions in both countries have sufficiently improved, allowing for a safe return of their citizens. TPS was originally designated as a humanitarian response to one of the deadliest hurricanes in Atlantic history, which claimed over 11,300 lives across Central America. But more than...