United States: TPS Employment Authorization Extended Through July 10 for Several Countries
July 1, 2026
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At a glance
- Employment authorization documents for individuals granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen have been extended through July 10, 2026, USCIS has announced.
- The brief extension comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing the Trump Administration to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria, a decision that is expected to impact the ongoing litigation and DHS termination efforts for the above countries.
The issue
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is briefly extending the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen through July 10, 2026. The previous extension of EAD validity for these countries was set to expire today.
The announcement comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration could proceed with its plan to terminate the TPS designations for Haiti and Syria, a decision that is anticipated to affect the outcome of all ongoing TPS litigation, including for the above countries. In its TPS EAD extension announcements for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen, USCIS states that these EAD extensions are intended as limited relief until the lower courts in ongoing TPS litigation take action that aligns with last week’s Supreme Court TPS decision. Those 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).
Which EADs are affected by the extension?
The following is a list of EADs that benefit from today’s automatic extension through July 10.
Burma (Myanmar): TPS EADs benefiting from the extension have an original expiration date of Nov. 25, 2025, May 25, 2024, or Nov. 25, 2022.
Ethiopia: TPS EADs benefiting from the extension have an original expiration date of June 12, 2024, and Dec. 12, 2025.
Somalia: TPS EADs benefiting from the extension have an original expiration date of March 17, 2023, September 17, 2024, or March 17, 2026.
South Sudan: TPS EADs benefiting from the extension have an original expiration date of Nov. 3, 2023, May 3, 2025, or Nov. 3, 2025.
Yemen: TPS EADs benefiting from the extension have an original expiration date of March 3, 2023, Sept. 3, 2024, or March 3, 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.
