9,000 Nepalis To Lose Protected Status In US

Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Apr, 2018 ) :Around 9,000 Nepalis allowed to remain in the United States since the devastating April 2015 earthquake will lose their protected status in June next year, the government said Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a review of conditions in Nepal since the disaster showed they have improved and no longer support the "temporary protected status" (TPS) given to Nepalis.

"Since the 2015 earthquake, conditions in Nepal have notably improved. Additionally, since the last review of the country's conditions in October 2016, Nepal has made substantial progress in post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction," DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement.

As a result, "Nepal can now adequately manage the return of its nationals." Nepalis with TPS have until June 24, 2019 to return.