United States: TPS Employment Authorization for Ethiopia and South Sudan Extended Through August 6
July 31, 2026
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At a glance
- Employment authorization documents for individuals granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia and South Sudan have been extended through August 6, 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) designations for Ethiopia and South Sudan, this time through August 6, 2026. The previous extension of EAD validity for these countries remained valid through July 30.
USCIS continues to briefly extend TPS EADs for the several countries following the June 25 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump Administration to proceed with its plan to terminate the TPS designations for Haiti and Syria. The Supreme Court decision is affecting the outcome of all ongoing TPS litigation, including for Ethiopia (African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.)) and South Sudan (African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-13939-PBS (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?
TPS EADs that benefit from today’s automatic extension through August 6, 2026 are:
- Ethiopia: TPS EADs with an original expiration date of June 12, 2024 or Dec. 12, 2025.
- South Sudan: TPS EADs with an original expiration date of Nov. 3, 2023, May 3, 2025, or Nov. 3, 2025.
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.
