USCIS ends TPS for Haiti
USCIS published updated guidance confirming termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and clarified the latest deadlines and procedural steps on March 25, 2026. The notice requires identification of affected beneficiaries and planning for status expiration or alternative relief. (uscis.gov)
USCIS’s March 25, 2026 Form I‑9 guidance directs employers to enter “as per court order” in Section 1 and to put “July 1, 2026” in Section 2 for Haitian TPS beneficiaries, and to record July 1, 2026 when closing a case in E‑Verify. (uscis.gov) The guidance lists specific original I‑766 expiration dates that are extended by court order — including Feb. 3, 2026; Aug. 3, 2025; Aug. 3, 2024; June 30, 2024; Feb. 3, 2023; Dec. 31, 2022; Oct. 4, 2021; Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 2, 2020; July 22, 2019; Jan. 22, 2018; and July 22, 2017. (uscis.gov) USCIS’s SAVE guidance previously stated that Forms I‑766 with categories A12 or C19 remain valid and that SAVE would return an employment‑authorized response showing an EAD date of March 15, 2026; USCIS’s March 25 alert supersedes earlier employer instructions. (uscis.gov) The ongoing injunction comes from Lesly Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25‑cv‑02471‑ACR (D.D.C.), where Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a stay of the DHS termination order on Feb. 2, 2026, keeping TPS protections in place while litigation proceeds. (govinfo.gov) DHS and USCIS regulatory filings reflect the program’s recent history: the 2024 TPS action covered approximately 199,445 Haitian nationals and newly designated roughly 321,349 additional nationals (figures included in the Federal Register’s partial‑vacatur notice). (federalregister.gov) The U.S. Supreme Court has consolidated the Haiti and Syria TPS challenges and scheduled one hour of argument in April 2026 (oral arguments slated for the week of April 27 in some schedules), with a decision expected by late June or early July 2026. (scotusblog.com)
