- Somalia’s TPS employment authorization expires August 10, 2026 following court-ordered extensions.
- Ethiopia faces an August 19, 2026 deadline as USCIS provides limited litigation-based relief.
- El Salvador’s termination on September 9, 2026 affects nearly two hundred thousand beneficiaries.
Somalia faces the next deadline after the United States ended protections for Burma and South Sudan on August 7, 2026, putting thousands of beneficiaries in a rapidly changing employment and immigration status system.
Somalia’s employment authorization expires August 10, 2026. The date came from a court-ordered extension, and the Department of Homeland Security has not announced another extension.
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Ethiopia follows on August 19, 2026. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the extension provides only limited relief while lower courts align with the Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in Mullin v. Doe.
The deadlines are moving quickly. El Salvador, Venezuela, Sudan, Ukraine and Lebanon also face expiration dates between September and November.
The agency said documents issued to Burma and South Sudan beneficiaries under categories A12 or C19 stopped being valid when the designations ended. Employers must reverify Form I-9 employment eligibility when a worker’s authorization expires.
A worker who cannot provide a new List A or List C document cannot legally continue working.
Somalia and Ethiopia have the closest dates
USCIS said Somalia’s employment authorized through date will match the EAD expiration date of “Aug. 10, 2026.” The agency also warned that the person’s status and authorization depend on developments in active litigation.
“As this matter is in active litigation, the status of the individual's TPS and employment authorization is dependent on developments in the litigation.”
USCIS published that update on August 5. The country’s court-ordered extension reaches its final listed date on August 10.
Ethiopia’s documents received a similar court-based extension. USCIS said the relief lasts only until the lower courts align with the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe.
“The validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of Ethiopia. is extended per court order. The extension is limited relief until the lower courts align with the U.S. Supreme Court's favorable decision in Mullin v. Doe.”
The Ethiopia update came August 6. It does not establish a new long-term expiration date.
| Country | Listed expiration date | Status described in the research |
|---|---|---|
| Somalia | August 10, 2026 | Documents extended by court order; litigation remains active |
| Ethiopia | August 19, 2026 | Documents extended in African Communities Together v. Noem; USCIS calls the relief limited |
| El Salvador | September 9, 2026 | Termination date set; no extension announced by the July 11 statutory deadline |
| Venezuela | October 2, 2026 | Applies to a subset with documents issued before February 5, 2025 |
| Sudan | October 19, 2026 | Current designation expires; extension or termination decision pending |
| Ukraine | October 19, 2026 | Current designation expires; extension or termination decision pending |
| Lebanon | November 27, 2026 | Automatically extended for six months from May 28, 2026, while under review |
El Salvador faces the largest listed group
El Salvador’s September 9 deadline affects approximately 170,000 to 200,000 people. The termination date arrived after no extension had been announced by the July 11 statutory deadline.
Some Salvadoran beneficiaries have lived in the United States for more than 25 years. Their status termination could displace thousands of families, while Salvadoran beneficiaries contribute an estimated $5.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy.
Venezuela’s October 2 date applies only to beneficiaries whose documents were issued before February 5, 2025. Other designations for the country have already ended.
Sudan and Ukraine share an October 19 expiration date. Decisions on whether to extend or terminate both designations remain pending.
Lebanon has the latest listed deadline. Its designation received an automatic six-month extension effective May 28, 2026, while officials review the country’s status.
Court ruling changed the protection framework
The Supreme Court’s June 25 decision in Mullin v. Doe affirmed DHS authority to terminate designations. The ruling also ended the nationwide injunction approach that had protected many beneficiaries since 2018.
The court held that the DHS secretary has unreviewable discretion to decide whether country conditions have improved enough to end protection. The decision followed multiple determinations by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that conditions in several countries no longer warranted the designation.
Noem’s August 7 determination ended the Burma and South Sudan designations. USCIS stated:
“The [Burma/South Sudan] TPS designation is terminated, effective Aug. 7, 2026. Forms I-766, Employment Authorization Document, (EADs) with category A12 or C19 issued to TPS beneficiaries are no longer valid.”
The recent terminations involving Haiti, Syria, Burma and South Sudan have removed protections for nearly 400,000 people from the approximately 1.3 million individuals covered at the start of 2026.
Automatic extensions now face a one-year limit
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect July 22, 2026. It limits automatic employment-document extensions to a maximum of one year, replacing the previous 540-day automatic extension rule for many applicants.
That change adds another limit to people waiting for replacement documents or other immigration decisions. A beneficiary without a valid designation or another lawful status, such as a pending asylum claim or U-visa, is subject to detention and deportation.
USCIS maintains its Temporary Protected Status main page, Newsroom and alerts page, and the Federal Register page for USCIS notices for future announcements. The next listed date is August 10, followed by Ethiopia’s August 19 deadline.
