The End DED Act would prohibit the federal government from spending any money on the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Program, which allows certain foreign nationals to remain in the United States and work when their home countries cannot safely receive them back. The bill, introduced in June 2025, targets a program that has been in place since 1990 and currently covers nationals from nine countries including China, Haiti, Venezuela, and Lebanon. The sponsors argue that DED lacks statutory authority under immigration law and that Congress, not the President, holds constitutional power to set immigration policy—noting that Congress already created Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in 1990 for similar purposes. By cutting off all federal funding, the bill would effectively end the program across all executive agencies involved in administering it. The measure does not authorize any transition period or timeline for winding down existing DED protections.
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