US to terminate temporary asylum

Behind the establishment: Members of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party attending a ceremony for the election manifesto at Thuwunna indoor stadium in Yangon. — AP

The Trump administration said it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the war-torn South-East Asian country and citing the military junta’s planned elections as evidence of an improving situation.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem had conferred with US government agencies and concluded that the Temporary Protec­ted Status (TPS) designation for Myanmar was no longer needed, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement on Monday.