Overview
- USCIS on July 10 issued temporary extensions of employment authorization that run to July 24 for Haitian TPS beneficiaries and to July 17 for beneficiaries from Burma, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
- More than 330,000 Haitians and thousands more from the six other countries stand to be affected by the short reprieves while lower courts and DHS prepare final orders that could terminate TPS.
- Employers and unions report confusion and immediate action, with some firms already terminating or placing TPS workers on administrative leave over compliance fears about expiring authorizations.
- The Supreme Court’s June 25 decision narrowed federal court review of TPS terminations and effectively shifted decisive authority over the program’s future to DHS and lower courts.
- If DHS and the courts allow terminations to take effect, advocates warn of mass job and tax losses and potential deportations, while Congress and legal challenges remain the principal paths to restore protections.