By: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*

Updates at a Glance:

• Temporary Protected Status (TPS) El Salvador: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its TPS El Salvador website to automatically extend work authorization for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a facial expiration date of March 9, 2025 to July 22, 2026
• TPS Yemen (Litigation Update):  On May 1, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from terminating TPS for Yemeni beneficiaries, pausing the May 4 termination.  USCIS has updated its TPS Yemen website noting the EADs issued under the TPS designation of Yemen with an original expiration date of March 3, 2023, September 3, 2024, and March 3, 2026 is extended per court order.
• Form I-9 and E-Verify: E-Verify has issued updated placeholder expiration dates, including Yemen, for several TPS countries affected by litigation stays, which employers should use when completing Forms I-9 and running E-Verify cases.
• TPS Supreme Court Update: On April 29, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenges to DHS’s terminations of TPS for Syria and Haiti. The Court appeared divided on both the threshold question of whether courts have authority to review TPS terminations and the merits of the beneficiaries’ claims. A decision in favor of the government would allow the terminations to take effect immediately. A ruling is expected before the end of the term.