United States: TPS Employment Authorization Extended Again for Several Countries

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) designations listed below as follows:

• Somalia, Syria, and Yemen through July 24, 2026;
• Burma (Myanmar) through July 27, 2026; and
• Ethiopia and South Sudan through July 30, 2026.

The previous extension of EAD validity for these countries was set to expire today. In that prior extension announcement, Haiti’s EAD validity date was extended to July 24, 2026.

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).