The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to end temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of South Sudan, a designation that has shielded them from deportation for more than ten years, CBS News reported on Wednesday.

The proposal is expected to be made public later this week and take effect in January, CBS said, citing DHS officials. Once implemented, South Sudanese nationals will have 60 days to leave the United States before facing deportation. DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The TPS program provides humanitarian protection to citizens of countries suffering from war, natural disasters or other crises, granting them legal stay and work permits while conditions remain unsafe for return.

South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011, has endured years of violent conflict and instability. A civil war between 2013 and 2018 claimed an estimated 400,000 lives, and despite peace efforts, humanitarian conditions remain dire. A U.N.-backed hunger monitor this week warned that food insecurity and malnutrition in the country remain “extremely high.”

The reported policy shift is part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to roll back humanitarian protections and tighten immigration controls. Since taking office, Trump’s administration has moved to revoke TPS status for migrants from several countries including Syria, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua, though many of those decisions remain tied up in legal challenges.

The administration has also imposed the lowest refugee admissions ceiling on record, citing the need to reform the U.S. immigration system.

If confirmed, the decision to end TPS for South Sudanese nationals could affect thousands of people who have built their lives in the United States since fleeing violence in their home country.