TPS Update (as of 1/19/2026)

The Trump Administration has acted to terminate TPS status for several countries. Of course, litigation has followed each notice of termination.  However, if the Trump Administration continues to follow the law, these terminations will be upheld because the Secretary of Homeland Security has vast discretion to terminate TPS status and courts do not have authority to review the exercise of that discretion. The following table provides the work authorization expiration dates and TPS status expiration dates. Notably, a person may lose work authorization but still have TPS status. The most recent changes are italicized.

ALERT: After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua no longer met the conditions for its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).  See Termination of the Designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg 30089 (July 8, 2025); Termination of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg 24151 (June 6, 2025); Termination of the Designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg 30086 (July 8, 2025). Honduras's TPS designation and related benefits terminated on Sept. 8, 2025. Nepal's TPS designation and related benefits terminated on Aug. 5, 2025. Nicaragua's TPS designation and related benefits terminated on Sept. 8, 2025. However, on Dec. 31, 2025, a single judge in the U.S. Northern District of California issued an order vacating the Secretary's TPS termination decision. National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-05687-TLT (N.D. Cal.). The judge did so even though the Department of Homeland Security recently prevailed twice in the U.S. Supreme Court in a similar case. The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with this order and is working with Department of Justice to determine next steps. 

$As proof of continued employment authorization through March 17, 2026, Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries from Somalia can show their EADs that have the notation A-12 or C-19 under Category and a "Card Expires" date of March 17, 2023, September 17, 2024, and March 17, 2026.

@Court litigation has extended work authorization and TPS status for Syrians beyond November 21, 2025. The government intends to appeal the district court decision and is expected to prevail on appeal.

%As proof of continued employment authorization through February 13, 2026, Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries from Ethiopia can show their Employment Authorization Documents that have the notation A-12 or C-19 under Category and a "Card Expires" dates of June 12, 2024, or December 12, 2025.

*Employees from these countries may not have work authorization unless they have completed registration and application requirements by certain deadlines. Visit www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status for more information.

#A federal district court ruled that TPS status and work authorization for Haitians continues through February 3, 2026. The Trump administration has terminated TPS status and work authorization for Haitians after February 3, 2026.

! TPS beneficiaries who received TPS-related employment authorization documents (EADs), Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with October 2, 2026, expiration dates on or before February 5, 2025, will maintain work authorization and their documentation will remain valid until October 2, 2026. All other TPS Venezuela 2021 beneficiaries are no longer authorized to work and no longer have TPS status after November 7, 2025. 

^ TPS beneficiaries who received TPS-related employment authorization documents (EADs), Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with October 2, 2026, expiration dates on or before February 5, 2025, will maintain work authorization and their documentation will remain valid until October 2, 2026. All other TPS Venezuela 2023 beneficiaries are no longer authorized to work and no longer have TPS status.

This article is part of our February 2026 Newsletter. 

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