The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 26, 2018 U.S. Cancels Protected Status for Nepali Immigrants on Earthquake Anniversary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, the Trump administration on Wednesday canceled temporary protected status for about 9,000 Nepali immigrants, who now face the prospect of deportation from the U.S. The move came exactly three years after a devastating earthquake in Nepal killed almost 9,000 people. .