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Temporary Protected Status
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JURIST
Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to end deportation protections for over 350,000 Haitians
The Trump administration appealed to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking it to uphold on attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians. The appeal…
Through The Immigration Lens
DHS Ends TPS Yemen: Another Termination for Employers to Track
By: Dawn M. Lurie, Selene Malench*, and Alexander Madrak On March 3, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register confirming the termination of…
Immigration Blog
Haiti TPS Update: Employer Checklists for I-9 and E-Verify Compliance Following Agency Guidance
By Amy L. Peck
Takeaways Current work authorization remains valid for now. Employers should update Form I-9s with specific notations according to USCIS/E-Verify guidance (expiration “03-15-2026” and “as per court order”). Employers should handle…
Through The Immigration Lens
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk-and Unanswered Questions
By Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak
This blog post was first published as an alert. On February 6, 2026, the administration sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s February 2…
Immigration Blog
DHS Announces End of TPS Designation for Yemen
On Feb. 13, 2026, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Yemen will not be extended. This TPS designation will terminate 60 days after the…
Immigration Blog
Ninth Circuit Reinstates DHS TPS Termination for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court’s order vacating the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras,…
Through The Immigration Lens
TPS Pendulum Swings as the Ninth Circuit Sides with DHS and Restores Certain Terminations
By Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak
In our recent post on Through the Immigration Lens, we discussed the uncertainty created after the district court’s December 31, 2025 decision restoring Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from…
Café con Labor
La extinción del “TPS” de Haití ha sido suspendida
View English Version Here. El día 2 de febrero de 2026, la jueza Ana Reyes del Tribunal Federal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito de Columbia suspendió…
Through The Immigration Lens
Litigation-Driven Extensions: USCIS TPS Pages Updated, End Dates TBD
By: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench* This blog post was first published as an alert. A wave of last-minute litigation aimed at stopping Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
Simple Justice
Judge Rakes Noem’s Racism
The action was brought by five Haitian immigrants, here legally under the Temporary Protected Status, unceremoniously, and likely unlawfully, ended so that they miraculously morphed from legal immigrants to illegal…