Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Extends Protected Status End Date for Nationals of Six Countries Victoria Macchi Nationals of six countries who live in the United States under a special humanitarian status will be permitted to stay longer, the U.S. government announced Friday, delaying the Trump administration's target dates for terminating the program for certain groups. Officials pushed back the [1]end date of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan, in order to comply with court orders stemming from ongoing lawsuits, the government said in a document released Friday. References 1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-24047.pdf .