United States: Somalia TPS Employment Authorization Extended Through August 5
August 3, 2026
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At a glance
- Employment authorization documents for individuals granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia have been extended through August 5, 2026.
- The continued brief extensions come in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2026 decision allowing the Trump Administration to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria, which is impacting ongoing litigation and DHS termination efforts for several other countries.
The issue
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is once again briefly extending the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Somalia; USCIS’s announcement extends the EADs through August 5, 2026. The previous extension had been granted through August 3.
USCIS continues to briefly extend TPS EADs for Somalia following the June 25 U.S. Supreme Court ruling permitting the Trump Administration to proceed with its plan to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria. The Supreme Court decision is affecting the outcome of all ongoing TPS litigation, including for Somalia in African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.).
USCIS is also compelled, for the time being, to comply with a July 21 district court order related to TPS EAD auto-extensions for certain beneficiaries who filed EAD renewal applications before October 30, 2025.
Which EADs are affected by the extension?
Somalia TPS EADs that benefit from today’s automatic extension through August 5, 2026 are those with an original expiration date of March 17, 2023, September 17, 2024, or March 17, 2026.
If you have questions about this alert, or any issue related to employment authorization under Temporary Protected Status, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen. This alert is for informational purposes only.
