The Trump administration is moving to end deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals who have held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 14 years, requiring them to leave the United States or face removal, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice posted Wednesday.

The decision affects migrants from South Sudan who arrived in the U.S. as early as 2011. This move is part of a broader effort by the current Trump administration to revoke TPS for several groups, including Venezuelan, Haitian, and Syrian nationals.

“Under the previous administration, [TPS] was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation,” a DHS spokesperson said to the Tampa Free Press. “TPS was never designed to be permanent.”

The spokesperson

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