Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 26, 2025 (AFP) - Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals

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2025-11-26
Myanmar's junta applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for halting a scheme that protected its citizens from deportation from the United States back to their war-racked homeland. Around 4,000 Myanmar citizens are living in the United States with "Temporary Protected Status" (TPS), which shields foreign nationals from deportation to disaster zones and allows them the right to work. Myanmar nationals were made eligible for the TPS programm......
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