Federal Alerts

Please note that the dates in the chart below have been updated to reflect the most recent government guidance.

Highlights

• Impacted Employers: All employers who employ impacted TPS beneficiaries.
• Effective Dates: Immediate
• Summary: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burma, Syria, Somalia, Haiti and Yemen.

  Federal courts previously blocked TPS termination for these countries and DHS has tentatively extended employment authorization in the past based on the ongoing litigation.

  Most recently the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction from a lower court that prevented DHS from terminating TPS for Haiti and Syria. The Supreme Court decision is anticipated to affect the outcome of all ongoing TPS litigation, including for the above countries.

  For TPS beneficiaries from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burma, Syria, Somalia and Haiti and Yemen , USCIS directs that when completing the Expiration Date fields on Form I-9, input “as per court order” in Section 1 and the date listed in the chart below in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may also download the applicable Alert and TPS webpages and attach them to Form I-9.

  USCIS states that these extensions are intended as limited relief until the lower courts in ongoing TPS litigation take action that aligns with the Supreme Court TPS decision.

On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction from a lower court that prevented the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from terminating TPS for Haiti and Syria.   The decision does not immediately terminate TPS-based employment authorization, invalidate existing employment authorization documents or create new Form I-9 reverification deadlines. Employers should await further government guidance before taking any employment-related action.