This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh is an active member.
In response to recent court orders, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program and E-Verify released updates on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for several countries:
- Following a court order in Aung DOE v. Noem, the termination of TPS for Burma, which had been set for January 26, 2026, is stayed and beneficiaries’ status and work authorization (categories A12 and C19) have been extended, according to a SAVE announcement issued on March 12, 2026. Because this case is in “active litigation,” USCIS advised checking the TPS Burma page for any updates.
E-Verify said that the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of Burma with an original expiration date of November 25, 2025, May 25, 2024, or November 25, 2022, is also extended. E-Verify said that when completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, employers should input “as per court order” in Section 1 and “March 15, 2026” in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may download the Alert and TPS Burma webpages and attach them to Form I-9. When completing a case in E-Verify for these beneficiaries, the employer should enter the expiration date of “March 15, 2026” from the I-9.
- Following a court order in African Communities Together v. Noem, the termination of TPS for Ethiopia, which had been set for February 13, 2026, is stayed and beneficiaries’ status and work authorization (categories A12 and C19) have been extended, according to a SAVE announcement issued on March 12, 2026. Because this case is in “active litigation,” USCIS advised checking the TPS Ethiopia page for any updates.
E-Verify said that when completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, employers should input “as per court order” in Section 1 and “April 8, 2026” in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may download the Alert and TPS Ethiopia webpages and attach them to Form I-9. When completing a case in E-Verify for these beneficiaries, the employer should enter the expiration date of “April 8, 2026” from the I-9.
- Following a court order in Miot v. Trump, the termination of TPS for Haiti, which had been set for February 3, 2026, is stayed and beneficiaries’ status and work authorization (categories A12 and C19) have been extended. USCIS noted that the new guidance on this extension, released on March 13, 2026, supersedes SAVE’s previous message posted on February 14, 2026, regarding termination of Haiti TPS. Because this case is in “active litigation,” USCIS advised checking the TPS Haiti page for any updates.
E-Verify said that when completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, employers should input “as per court order” in Section 1 and “March 15, 2026” in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may download the Alert and TPS Haiti webpages and attach them to Form I-9. When completing a case in E-Verify for these beneficiaries, the employer should enter the expiration date of “March 15, 2026” from the I-9.
- South Sudan. Following a court order in African Communities Together v. Noem, the termination of TPS for South Sudan, which had been set for January 5, 2026, is stayed and beneficiaries’ status and work authorization (categories A12 and C19) have been extended, according to a SAVE announcement issued on March 12, 2026. Because this case is in “active litigation,” USCIS advised checking the TPS South Sudan page for any updates.
E-Verify said that when completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, employers should input “as per court order” in Section 1 and “April 10, 2026” in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may download the Alert and TPS South Sudan webpages and attach them to Form I-9. When completing a case in E-Verify for these beneficiaries, the employer should enter the expiration date of “April 10, 2026” from the I-9.
- Following a court order in Dahlia Doe v. Noem, the termination of TPS for Syria, which had been set for November 21, 2025, is stayed and beneficiaries’ status and work authorization (categories A12 and C19) have been extended, according to a SAVE announcement issued on March 12, 2026. Because this case is in “active litigation,” USCIS advised checking the TPS Syria page for any updates.
E-Verify said that when completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, employers should input “as per court order” in Section 1 and “March 13, 2026” in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may download the Alert and TPS South Sudan webpages and attach them to Form I-9. When completing a case in E-Verify for these beneficiaries, the employer should enter the expiration date of “March 13, 2026” from the I-9.
