Employers whose employees rely on Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-based work authorization continue to face significant uncertainty as litigation and agency guidance evolve in real time. Over the last several weeks, employers have been navigating two significant developments affecting employment authorization: ongoing court proceedings involving Haiti TPS and separate litigation concerning…

Continue Reading More Turmoil as Courts Preserve Temporary Relief: USCIS Updates Haiti, Somalia, and Syria Instructions While 540-Day EAD Litigation Continues

Colorado has enacted HB26-1283, a new law restricting how employers handle government-issued identification documents. Although the statute is primarily aimed at preventing employers and other labor market actors from exploiting workers, particularly vulnerable populations such as migrant and seasonal workers, the practical compliance challenge for many employers will be…

Continue Reading Colorado Adds New Notice Requirements When Reviewing I-9 Documents: Small Notice, Big Operational Lift

As we noted last week, certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries were set to lose work authorization tomorrow under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Earlier today, a federal court temporarily paused that change.

What does this mean:

For now, employers should not reverify, suspend, or terminate employees based…

Continue Reading Federal Court Halts OBBBA TPS Work Authorization Changes, Preserving 540-Day Extensions

In our recent post, Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling, we discussed US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) use of temporary “placeholder” expiration dates for certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries following the Supreme Court’s May 2026 decision and related litigation.


As…

Continue Reading Moving Target: USCIS Revises TPS Placeholder Dates While Employers Navigate New M-274 Guidance

Thank you to Selene Malench for her contributions.

This blog post was first published as an alert.

As we previously covered, the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations. Our initial analysis…

Continue Reading Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling

Decision Allows DHS to Move Forward with TPS Terminations while Litigation Proceeds.

On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could move forward with the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals, impacting more than 350,000 individuals nationwide. While the…

Continue Reading Supreme Court Clears Path for TPS Terminations

This blog post was first published as an alert.

On May 7, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 60-day notice proposing to amend Form AR-11, Alien Change of Address. The proposal would significantly expand the scope of information that foreign nationals must provide when reporting a…

Continue Reading USCIS Expands AR-11 (Change of Address Form): Elevates Employer Exposure

By: Samantha L. Brooks, Christopher J. DeGroff, and Andrew L. Scroggins

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a critical development, the EEOC has officially replaced its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024–2028 with a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for Fiscal Years 2025–2029, signed by Chair Andrea R. Lucas…

Continue Reading Same Agency, New Targets: What the EEOC’s New National Enforcement Plan Really Means for Employers

By: Dawn M. Lurie, Matthew Isaac, and John W. Mazzeo

This blog post was first published as an alert.

For many California employers, immigration enforcement no longer appears as a dramatic but rare worksite event. Recent enforcement activity has required employers to shift from a reactive posture…

Continue Reading California Compliance Refresher: Immigration Enforcement Without the Missteps or Miscalculations

By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, and Selene Malench*

On May 29, 2026, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon through November 27, 2026, continuing employment authorization for eligible beneficiaries.

The decision has been formally published in the May 29, 2026 edition of the Federal Register available at here. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the “Alert” section on the TPS country webpage as well.

Continue Reading Temporary Relief: DHS Extends Lebanon TPS: Key Employer Actions