Extension of South Sudan Designation for Temporary Protected Status
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.
SUMMARY: The designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS),
which was set to expire on May 3, 2025, is automatically extended to November 3, 2025.
Under the TPS statute, if the Secretary does not determine whether a foreign state
continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS at least 60 days before the
current expiration of the country’s TPS designation, the period of designation is
automatically extended for six months. The Secretary was unable to make an informed
determination on South Sudan’s designation by the March 4, 2025 statutory deadline due
to the lack of an updated analysis of current country conditions in South Sudan.
Accordingly, the TPS designation of South Sudan is automatically extended for six
months, from May 4, 2025, through November 3, 2025.
DATES: The six-month extension of South Sudan for TPS is effective May 4, 2025, and
will remain in effect through November 3, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• You may contact Rená Cutlip-Mason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security, by mail at 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp
Springs, MD 20746, or by phone at 240-721-3000.