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
Continue Reading TPS in the Waiting Room: Courts Continue to Review, Form I-9 Placeholder Dates AppearAnother Friday, Another Fire Drill: USCIS Releases Late Day Update on Haiti TPS
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
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
Continue Reading DHS Ends TPS Yemen: Another Termination for Employers to TrackAsk Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk-and Unanswered Questions
This blog post was first published as an alert.
On February 6, 2026, the administration sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s February 2 order (see here for our prior TPS employer impact update) and filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of
Continue Reading Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk-and Unanswered QuestionsTPS Pendulum Swings as the Ninth Circuit Sides with DHS and Restores Certain Terminations
In our recent post on Through the Immigration Lens, we discussed the uncertainty created after the district court’s December 31, 2025 decision restoring Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, and the resulting confusion for employers attempting to navigate Form I-9 compliance. The court decision
Continue Reading TPS Pendulum Swings as the Ninth Circuit Sides with DHS and Restores Certain TerminationsLitigation-Driven Extensions: USCIS TPS Pages Updated, End Dates TBD
By: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
This blog post was first published as an alert.
A wave of last-minute litigation aimed at stopping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations is driving rapid, high-impact updates on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) TPS webpages.
Continue Reading Litigation-Driven Extensions: USCIS TPS Pages Updated, End Dates TBDCompliance Alert: TPS Terminations and Ongoing Litigation
By: Alexander Madrak and Selene Malench*
A rapidly shifting landscape of humanitarian protections presents ongoing compliance challenges for employers. As the latest example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Haiti, Burma (Myanmar), and South Sudan while a federal
Continue Reading Compliance Alert: TPS Terminations and Ongoing LitigationTPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization Extension
By: Dawn Lurie
As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS designations for Honduras and Nicaragua via separate press releases. The Federal Register notices
Continue Reading TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization ExtensionVenezuela TPS: USCIS Confirms Termination of 2023 Designation – But Some Work Permits Still Valid
Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a significant clarification regarding the status of individuals who received Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Venezuela’s
Continue Reading Venezuela TPS: USCIS Confirms Termination of 2023 Designation – But Some Work Permits Still ValidTPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now
By: Dawn Lurie, Owen Wolfe, and Alex Madrak
In a significant development for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, a federal district court in California has issued an injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from invalidating certain immigration documents—at least for now.
Background
Earlier this year
Continue Reading TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now