USCIS Extends TPS Employment Authorization for Seven Countries Through July 2026
- Xavi
- Jul 17
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 17
WASHINGTON D.C. — July 17, 2026 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has once again extended the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for individuals granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from several countries, providing brief but critical relief for thousands of beneficiaries while litigation continues in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling .
The extensions come after the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25, 2026 decision in Mullin v. Doe, which ruled that federal courts are statutorily barred from reviewing nonconstitutional decisions by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate a country's TPS designation . This effectively allowed the Trump Administration to proceed with its plan to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria, a decision expected to impact all ongoing TPS litigation .
New EAD Validity Dates
Country | Extended Through | Original Expiration Dates Covered |
Somalia, Syria, Yemen | July 24, 2026 | Somalia: March 17, 2023; Sept 17, 2024; March 17, 2026 — Syria: Sept 30, 2025; March 31, 2024; Sept 30, 2022; March 31, 2021 — Yemen: March 3, 2023; Sept 3, 2024; March 3, 2026 |
Burma (Myanmar) | July 27, 2026 | Nov 25, 2025; May 25, 2024; Nov 25, 2022 |
Ethiopia, South Sudan | July 30, 2026 | Ethiopia: June 12, 2024; Dec 12, 2025 — South Sudan: Nov 3, 2023; May 3, 2025; Nov 3, 2025 |
What This Means for Employers
Employers should take the following steps to ensure I-9 and E-Verify compliance :
Form I-9 Instructions
Section 1: Enter "as per court order" in the Expiration Date field
Section 2: Enter the applicable expiration date (see table above)
Additional Information Box: Add a note indicating the extension is pursuant to a court order
Documentation: Download and attach the USCIS Alert and relevant TPS country webpage to the employee's Form I-9
E-Verify Instructions
Enter the applicable expiration date from the Form I-9
Background and Legal Context
The extensions are described by USCIS as "limited relief until the respective lower court decisions align" with the Supreme Court's Mullin v. Doe ruling . The affected district court cases include:
Country | Court Case |
Burma (Myanmar) | Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.) |
Ethiopia | African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.) |
Somalia | African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.) |
South Sudan | African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.) |
Yemen | Doe v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-2103 (S.D.N.Y.) and Doe v Noem et al., 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.) |
Important: The current placeholder dates are not deadlines for suspension or termination and should not be treated as the date on which affected employees lose work authorization. They are temporary extensions that DHS may update as litigation and implementation efforts proceed .
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