What changed: Haiti and Syria TPS work permits extended by court order — July 24-30, 2026 are now the dates to watch
What changed this week: on June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe (Nos. 25-1083/25-1084) that the immigration statute bars courts from reviewing the Secretary’s TPS termination decisions. The work permits (EADs) for Haiti (≈330,735 people) and Syria (≈3,860) — 334,595 people in all — had been set to lapse July 1, 2026. Instead, on July 1, 2026, USCIS and E-Verify issued updated guidance for all seven countries in litigation: the EADs remain extended per court order, as “limited relief” until each lower court aligns with the Supreme Court’s ruling, and employers are told to enter the expiration date on Form I-9 and in E-Verify by country — July 27, 2026 (Haiti, Syria, Burma), July 29, 2026 (Somalia), July 30, 2026 (Ethiopia, South Sudan), July 24, 2026 (Yemen) — per the superseding July 17 and July 24, 2026 guidance. As of July 25, only 4 of 15 TPS designations still fully protect the work permit; 7 ride on court orders the government is moving to dissolve. Every figure below traces to the country’s USCIS page, its Federal Register notice, and the July 17 / July 24 E-Verify guidance.
Update — July 24, 2026 (superseding guidance): USCIS/E-Verify posted new guidance for three countries — the Form I-9 date moved again: July 27, 2026 for Haiti (was July 24, under its July 10 guidance) and Syria (was July 24, under the July 17 guidance), and July 29, 2026 for Somalia (was July 24). Burma (July 27), Ethiopia and South Sudan (July 30) and Yemen (July 24) keep their July 17 guidance dates. These near-weekly superseding releases (July 1 → 10 → 17 → 24) are the pattern while the stays are litigated. (Checked against the E-Verify What’s New feed, July 25, 2026.)
As of 2026-07-25, only 4 of 15 TPS designations still fully protect the work permit. On July 10, 2026, USCIS and E-Verify said the EADs for all 7 countries in litigation — including the 334,595 Haitian and Syrian holders who had been set to lose theirs — remain extended per court order; employers enter July 17, 2026 (Haiti: July 24, 2026) on Form I-9 and in E-Verify.
| Country | Status | Work permit | Fed. Register | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | Active | Valid through Sept. 9, 2026 | 90 FR 5953 | USCIS |
| Lebanon | Active | Valid through Nov. 27, 2026 (auto-extended) | 91 FR 32069 | USCIS |
| Sudan | Active | Valid through Oct. 19, 2026 | 90 FR 5944 | USCIS |
| Ukraine | Active | Valid through Oct. 19, 2026 | 90 FR 5944 | USCIS |
| Haiti | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 24, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 10) tells employers to enter July 27, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify ≈330,735 people | 90 FR 54733 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| Syria | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 24, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 17) tells employers to enter July 27, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify ≈3,860 people | 90 FR 45398 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| Honduras | Terminating | Termination in force (9th Cir. stayed the vacatur Feb. 9, 2026) | 90 FR 30089 | USCIS |
| Nicaragua | Terminating | Termination in force (9th Cir. stayed the vacatur Feb. 9, 2026) | 90 FR 30086 | USCIS |
| Venezuela (2023 designation) | Terminated | Terminated; EADs issued on/before Feb. 5, 2025 valid to Oct. 2, 2026 ≈605,000 people | — | USCIS |
| Venezuela (2021 designation) | Terminated | Terminated Nov. 7, 2025 | 90 FR 43225 | USCIS |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 17, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 10) tells employers to enter July 27, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify | 90 FR 53378 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| Somalia | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 24, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 17) tells employers to enter July 29, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify | 91 FR 1547 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| Yemen | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 17, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 10) tells employers to enter July 24, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify | 91 FR 10402 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| Ethiopia | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 17, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 10) tells employers to enter July 30, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify | 90 FR 58028 | USCIS · E-Verify |
| South Sudan | Stayed — at risk | Extended per court order — July 17, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify guidance (superseding July 10) tells employers to enter July 30, 2026 on Form I-9 / E-Verify | 90 FR 50484 | USCIS · E-Verify |
Snapshot as of 2026-07-25, from each country's USCIS TPS page and the cited Federal Register notices; population estimates from the National Immigration Forum. TPS is in active litigation and changes frequently — confirm the current Federal Register notice and your country's USCIS page. Not legal advice.
What changed since June 25
- Haiti and Syria: reprieve, not expiration. Their EADs had been set to lapse July 1, 2026 after the Supreme Court ruling (Haiti: 90 FR 54733; Syria: 90 FR 45398). USCIS/E-Verify guidance confirms they are extended per court order — Haiti under Miot v. Trump (D.D.C.), Syria under Dahlia Doe v. Noem (S.D.N.Y.) — both now with July 27, 2026 as the date employers enter on Form I-9 (per the July 24, 2026 superseding guidance).
- All seven litigation countries remain extended per court order: the July 24, 2026 superseding guidance sets July 27, 2026 (Haiti, Syria) and July 29, 2026 (Somalia) as the I-9/E-Verify expiration dates; Burma stays at July 27, 2026, Ethiopia and South Sudan at July 30, 2026, and Yemen at July 24, 2026 under the July 17 guidance. The extensions are “limited relief” until each lower court aligns with the June 25 ruling — check your country’s USCIS page daily.
- Still protected: El Salvador (through September 9, 2026), Lebanon (November 27, 2026), and Sudan and Ukraine (October 19, 2026).
- Venezuela and Honduras/Nicaragua: terminations already in force from earlier rulings; Venezuela’s 2023-designation EADs issued on or before February 5, 2025 stay valid through October 2, 2026.
What TPS holders can do
This is general information, not legal advice, and does not assess your eligibility:
- Confirm the exact date on your EAD on your country’s USCIS page and Federal Register notice — the work-authorization end date is specific to each person and country.
- Explore other options with a qualified provider (family petitions, asylum, or other protections). This page does not assess eligibility.
- Get free help from a BIA-recognized organization or a legal-aid clinic: free legal help by state.
See also our TPS by country guide, the TPS termination litigation case, and Form I-765 (work permit).
Method
Snapshot as of July 25, 2026, taken from each country’s USCIS TPS page, the Federal Register notices cited per country, and the July 17 / July 24, 2026 USCIS/E-Verify per-country TPS guidance (linked per country in the table); population estimates come from the National Immigration Forum fact sheet. The ruling is Mullin v. Doe (Nos. 25-1083/25-1084), decided June 25, 2026, 6-3. TPS is in active litigation and changes frequently; this is a dated snapshot — we re-verify as the USCIS pages and Federal Register notices change.
Download the data: tps_work_permits.csv · tps_work_permits.json — country, status, work permit, key date, Federal Register cite, litigation docket, people affected, and source. Free to reuse with attribution.
Suggested citation: MigrantUSA, “TPS work-permit status by country (July 2026),” migrantusa.com/datasets/tps-work-permit-status/, retrieved [date].
Related
- TPS by country (2026) — current designations, terminations, and dates
- TPS termination litigation — the Supreme Court case
- Form I-765 (work permit / EAD)
- Free legal help by state
- All open datasets — verified immigration data, free to download