A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for people from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The ruling affects more than 61,000 immigrants nationwide — including thousands of families living in Houston.

What is TPS?

TPS was created by Congress in 1990 to provide temporary protection from deportation for immigrants whose home countries were struck by war, natural disasters, or other humanitarian crises.

8 years since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore, bringing catastrophic flooding to Houston

It was granted to Hondurans and Nicaraguans in 1999 after Hurricane Mitch killed more than 11,000 people and displaced millions across Central America. Nepal received the designation in 2015 following a catastrophic earthquake tha

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