The Trump II Department of Homeland Security is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua, citing improved conditions in those countries. TPS is a federal program that protects immigrants from deportation, and allows them to get work permits, if they are from nations affected by natural disasters or war. People from Nicaragua and Honduras first received TPS protection following a hurricane in 1999. The department previously announced it would end TPS protection for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Haiti, and Venezuela.