This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent email alerts and added guidance on the E‑Verify What’s New area on their website establishing dates for Form I‑9 Section 2 (and related Section 1 notations) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) countries with terminations stayed by litigation. As discussed in our
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Another Friday, Another Fire Drill: USCIS Releases Late Day Update on Haiti TPS
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance late this afternoon, March 13, 2026, revising Form I-9 instructions for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. This update supersedes the February 14, 2026 notice and follows the federal court order in Miot et al. v. Trump, which stayed DHS’s planned termination…
Continue Reading Another Friday, Another Fire Drill: USCIS Releases Late Day Update on Haiti TPSDHS Ends TPS Yemen: Another Termination for Employers to Track
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By: Dawn M. Lurie, Selene Malench*, and Alexander Madrak

On March 3, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register confirming the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen. The termination will take effect 60 days after publication in May and will…
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