United States: DHS Announces End of Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
June 4, 2025
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At a glance
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she will not extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon after it expires on June 7, 2025, but beneficiaries will be granted a 60-day transition period through August 4, 2025.
- Beneficiaries will continue to be authorized to work during the 60-day transition period. DHS is automatically extending the validity of certain EADs previously issued under the TPS designation of Cameroon through August 4, 2025.
A closer look
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. According to the Federal Register notice, TPS for Cameroon expires on June 7, 2025, and beneficiaries will be granted a 60-day transition period, through 11:59 pm local time on August 4, 2025.
Cameroon was initially designated for TPS on June 7, 2022, based on ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions. On October 10, 2023, DHS extended and newly designated Cameroon for a period of 18 months, beginning on December 8, 2023, and ending on June 7, 2025.
According to Secretary Noem, while certain conditions that led to the initial designation of TPS for Cameroon may continue, the agency has determined that they do not pose a serious threat to individual safety and do not result in Cameroonians being unable to safety return to Cameroon. TPS terminations for Cameroon and Afghanistan have already been challenged in federal district court.
Employment authorization during 60-day transition period
DHS recognizes that Cameroon TPS beneficiaries continue to be employment-authorized during the 60-day transition period. Accordingly, through the Federal Register notice, DHS automatically extends the validity of certain EADs previously issued under the TPS designation of Cameroon through August 4, 2025.
As proof of continued employment authorization through August 4, 2025, TPS beneficiaries can present an EAD that has the notation A-12 or C-19 under Category and a “Card Expires” date of June 7, 2025.
Employers will need to reverify the employment eligibility of any employees who presented Cameroon TPS EADs with a code A-12 or C-19 that expire on June 7, 2025 as proof of work authorization, and update their records to indicate the new expiration date of August 4, 2025.
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