United States: TPS Employment Authorization Again Extended Briefly for Several Countries

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is continuing to briefly extend the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The TPS EADs for all of the countries except Haiti will be extended through July 17, 2026; Haiti TPS EADs will be extended through July 24, 2026. The previous extension of EAD validity for these countries was set to expire today.

USCIS continues to briefly extend TPS EADs for the above countries following the June 25 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Trump Administration could proceed with its plan to terminate the TPS designations for Haiti and Syria. The Supreme Court decision is anticipated to affect the outcome of all ongoing TPS litigation, including for the remaining above countries. Those district court cases are:

• Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.) (Burma (Myanmar));
• African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.) (Ethiopia);
• African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.) (Somalia);  
• African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.) (South Sudan); and
• Doe v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-2103 (S.D.N.Y.) and Doe v Noem et al., 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.) (Yemen).