By: Dawn M. Lurie and Selene Malench*

On May 15, USCIS updated its guidance related to Somalia noting: “When completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, input ‘as per court order’ in Section 1 and ‘July 1, 2026,’ in Section 2 along with a note in the ‘Additional Information box.’

This update revises our prior blog post on the status of TPS EAD extensions. With this change, all TPS placeholder dates are now aligned, Section 2 expiration dates across the board have been extended to July 1, 2026.

On May 1, the court extended the stay in the pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the parallel Syria and Haiti TPS cases, a decision that could have broader implications for the TPS program overall. Employers should watch both the district court and Supreme Court proceedings closely, as a ruling in the Syria/Haiti cases could affect TPS protections with little advance notice.

For more information contact the authors directly. Seyfarth’s Immigration Compliance & Investigations specialty group is recognized as a national leader in the field. Trusted by Fortune 100 companies and small businesses nationwide, the team provides strategic, practical guidance across the full spectrum of immigration compliance. The group advises on Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance including electronic I-9 matters; ICE inspections and worksite enforcement actions; internal immigration assessments and I-9 audits; DOL immigration-related wage and hour investigations; H-1B/LCA compliance; and DOJ’s IER and OCAHO anti-discrimination matters, including foreign sponsorship “America First” and export control/ITAR issues.

*Selene Malench is a Case Assistant on Seyfarth’s Immigration Compliance & Enforcement team. Many thanks for her contribution to this legal update.