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“Temporary Protected Status was designed to be just that—temporary,” Noem told Fox News Digital. “It is clear that the government of Honduras has taken all of the necessary steps to overcome the impacts of Hurricane Mitch, almost 27 years ago.”
Let that sink in. These people have been shielded under a 27-year-old disaster declaration from a hurricane that hit back in 1998 during the Clinton era.
TPS was never supposed to be a backdoor to permanent residency. It was created to help people fleeing war zones, natural disasters, or political instability. But like most government programs, what began as a temporary fix morphed into an endless handout for foreign nationals who refused to leave—and Democrats were more than happy to let it continue.
Official numbers from the Department of Homeland Security reveal just how long the con went on: around 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans have been living here under TPS, many since before Y2K.
That’s over 30 years of “temporary” protection.
These aren’t asylum seekers escaping active danger. These are economic migrants who exploited the system, all while progressive lawmakers applauded from the sidelines. They gamed the rules, and no one held them accountable—until now.
The Trump team isn’t stopping with Honduras and Nicaragua, either. They’re eyeing TPS terminations for multiple other countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, Cameroon, and Nepal.
In total, hundreds of thousands of individuals could soon face the end of their long-standing protective status—and the beginning of long-overdue immigration enforcement.
Of course, the activist left is in full meltdown mode. Open-borders attorneys are already lawyering up to stop the Trump administration’s action. A federal judge has already temporarily halted the TPS termination for Venezuelans after legal challenges were filed.
This is exactly what President Trump warned about: activist judges overriding executive authority, ignoring the Constitution, and putting foreign nationals ahead of American interests.
It’s the same legal circus we saw in his first term—where radical lawyers fought every step he took to enforce immigration laws.
Noem was blunt and correct in her assessment. If a program is labeled “temporary,” it shouldn’t become a permanent sanctuary for millions. “Temporary” must mean just that.
Honduras has had nearly three decades to rebuild from Hurricane Mitch. At this point, there’s no legitimate reason why its nationals need continued shelter in the U.S. under the guise of a 1998 disaster.
What’s happening here isn’t compassion—it’s chaos. And it’s all thanks to a system that has been hijacked by left-wing ideologues and unaccountable bureaucrats who treat every emergency as a forever excuse to avoid enforcing immigration laws.
This move by Secretary Noem is a bold step toward restoring common sense and the rule of law in immigration policy. President Trump promised to end abuse of the system, and Noem is proving that promise wasn’t just campaign rhetoric.
Foreign nationals who’ve been here for decades on a temporary pass now have a choice: pursue legal residency the right way—or return home.
America remains one of the most generous nations on Earth. But generosity without limits leads to lawlessness.
And with leaders like Kristi Noem at the helm, it’s finally time to shut down the loopholes, enforce the law, and put America First—once again.
