UN Expert Slams Us Move to End Deportation Protection for Myanmar Nationals - Report

GENEVA, Nov 28 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A UN human rights expert on Thursday denounced the US's decision to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for people fleeing Myanmar, calling it a direct attack on fundamental rights, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

The decision "is an assault on human rights and human decency based on a cruel fiction that ignores overwhelming evidence of Myanmar's spiralling crisis," the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said in a statement.

"It is in the United States' national interest, and consistent with its international obligations, to protect those who will help rebuild Myanmar as a democratic, rights-respecting nation," Andrews added.

The US Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that TPS for Myanmar will end on Jan 26, 2026, affecting nearly 4,000 people.

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