TPS by country (2026) — current designations, terminations & dates

TPS by country (2026)

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) lets nationals of designated countries live and work in the U.S. while their home country is unsafe to return to. In 2025-2026 most designations were terminated. Since Aug. 18, 2026 no TPS termination is paused by a court — the District of Massachusetts lifted the last administrative stay that day — so the terminations below are in force while appeals continue. This page summarizes the status as of Sept. 9, 2026 and explains how TPS works. It is general information, not legal advice; always confirm the current USCIS TPS page for your country.

Current TPS status by country (as of Sept. 9, 2026)

🟠 Update — Sept. 9, 2026: El Salvador’s designation date arrives, and the two official sources disagree

USCIS has not archived the El Salvador TPS page. Both the USCIS TPS page and the El Salvador country page carry this alert, checked today: “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection including work authorization.” The country page still lists “TPS Continued Through: Sept. 9, 2026”.

E-Verify says the opposite about the employment side. Its guidance of Sept. 3, 2026 — still the newest El Salvador item on the What’s New feed — says the designation “and related benefits are set to terminate on Sept. 9, 2026” and tells employers to enter Sept. 9, 2026 on Form I-9. And no Federal Register document of any kind has been published for El Salvador TPS — no extension, no redesignation, no termination — in the Federal Register documents API or on the public-inspection desk.

We do not say which surface controls, and we assert no end date and no continuation period. The statute (8 U.S.C. 1254a) extends a DESIGNATION; a Federal Register notice is what extends an EAD for Form I-9. Full detail, both sources quoted: TPS for El Salvador.

🔴 Update — July 27, 2026: TPS ends for Haiti, Syria and Yemen

On June 25, 2026 the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 (Mullin v. Doe) that courts cannot review TPS termination decisions. On July 27, 2026 USCIS acted on it: it moved the Haiti, Syria and Yemen TPS country pages into its archive. The archived pages state each designation is terminated — Haiti and Syria effective July 27, 2026, Yemen effective July 20, 2026 — and the court-order work-permit extension language is gone. That extension had been protecting about 334,595 Haitian and Syrian TPS holders. E-Verify guidance issued July 29, 2026 for all three countries confirms the employment consequence: A12/C19 EADs issued under those designations are no longer valid and employers must reverify. The Yemen guidance now gives the same July 20, 2026 date as the archived USCIS page, resolving an earlier conflict.

No designation is court-stayed any more. Ethiopia is terminated, effective Aug. 18, 2026 — the D. Mass. court lifted the last administrative stay that day (African Communities Together v. Noem, No. 1:26-cv-10278, ECF 103; Count V survives and a joint discovery schedule is due Aug. 25), USCIS archived the country page, and E-Verify guidance issued the same day says its A12/C19 EADs are no longer valid and employers must reverify. Somalia is terminated, effective Aug. 14, 2026 — the D. Mass. court lifted its stay that day (African Communities Together v. Noem; the plaintiffs appealed) and E-Verify guidance issued the same day says A12/C19 EADs issued under it are no longer valid, though the USCIS Somalia page had not yet been archived as of Aug. 15. Burma (Myanmar) and South Sudan are terminated, effective Aug. 7, 2026 (South Sudan was cut three days short of its promised Aug. 10 date). For the full dated snapshot with downloadable data, see TPS work-permit status by country.

⚠️ Yemen’s two official sources now agree: the archived USCIS page says the designation terminated July 20, 2026 (91 FR 10402), and superseding E-Verify guidance issued July 29, 2026 adopted the same July 20 date, resolving its July 17 guidance’s earlier July 24, 2026 I-9 instruction. (Checked against the USCIS TPS page and the E-Verify What’s New feed, July 31, 2026.)

⚠️ TPS status is being litigated and changes frequently. Dates below are from the most recent Federal Register notices and the National Immigration Forum fact sheet. Court orders can change them at any time — verify before relying on this.

✅ Active designations

⚖️ Terminated — in force while an appeal is pending

USCIS lists Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal under Countries Previously Designated on its TPS page (checked Sept. 9, 2026): these terminations are in force. The litigation continues, but nothing is paused.

⛔ Terminated

How TPS works

• It is temporary and country-based. The DHS Secretary designates a country for 6-18 months at a time; the designation can be extended or terminated.
• It is not a green card and does not by itself lead to permanent residence, but it does provide protection from removal and the ability to work.
• Re-registration happens within the window in each Federal Register notice (usually Form I-821, plus Form I-765 for a work permit). Extensions only apply to people who already hold TPS.
• Work permits are now capped at 1 year. Under the 2026 H.R.1 law, TPS-based EADs are issued for a maximum of one year, so holders renew more often. File early to avoid a gap.

If your country’s TPS is ending

1. Check the exact Federal Register notice for your country — it states the registration window and any work-authorization end date.
2. File any re-registration early, before your current EAD expires.
3. Explore other options with a qualified provider — some TPS holders may have separate paths (family petitions, asylum, etc.). This page does not assess eligibility.
4. Get free help from a BIA-recognized organization or legal-aid clinic.

Browse by country

• El Salvador
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Venezuela
• Burma (Myanmar)
• Ethiopia
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Syria
• Yemen

Related information

• Form I-821 (TPS application)
• Form I-765 (work permit / EAD)
• Immigration policy changes (Federal Register)
• BIA-recognized free legal help by state
• Find an immigration attorney

Official sources: USCIS — Temporary Protected Status · National Immigration Forum — TPS fact sheet

Last verified: 2026-09-09.

This is general procedural information, not legal advice. TPS designations are subject to active litigation and change frequently; the status above is a dated snapshot. Always verify the current Federal Register notice and the USCIS TPS page for your country, and consult a qualified legal-aid provider or attorney about your situation.