The Facts — what is confirmed
Every statement below is confirmed by a primary or authoritative source, cited directly. We do not label anything "confirmed" unless we verified it.
TPS for Haiti and Syria is terminated, effective July 27, 2026 — and losing TPS is not a deportation order.
The USCIS pages for Haiti and Syria both now say the designation "is terminated, effective July 27, 2026," and are marked archived. USCIS's July 24 I-9 guidance told employers to enter July 27, 2026 as the TPS work-permit (EAD) expiration date on Form I-9 and in E-Verify. Removal is not automatic: it still requires a legal process where you have rights, and as of our last check there are no confirmed removals of Haitian or Syrian TPS holders under this termination, though reporting says ICE is planning enforcement.
Sources: USCIS TPS pages (07/28/26); USCIS I-9 Central (07/24/26). What the termination does and does not mean →
The ruling was 6–3, written by Justice Alito, with Justice Kagan dissenting.
The Supreme Court decided Mullin v. Doe / Trump v. Miot on June 25, 2026 by a 6–3 vote. Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion; Justice Kagan dissented, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson. Justice Thomas wrote a separate concurrence. (Reporting indicates one section, Part III-A, was joined by fewer justices, making it a plurality — verify against the slip opinion before quoting that detail.)
Sources: Supreme Court opinion, No. 25-1083; SCOTUSblog; Wikipedia case page.
The ruling lets the terminations proceed — but it did not, by itself, deport anyone.
The decision lifted the lower-court stays that had blocked the government from ending TPS. It does not order anyone removed. People who lose TPS become removable only through the normal legal process, which takes time and includes procedural rights.
Sources: NPR; CBS News; Ilabaca Law advisory.
The Court did not say Haiti or Syria is safe.
The majority did not make any finding that conditions in either country are safe. It held that courts generally cannot review the Secretary's decision to terminate a TPS designation — a question of judicial authority, not country conditions.
Sources: Global Refuge; NBC News.
The TPS law bars courts from reviewing most challenges to a termination.
The majority read the TPS statute (8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(5)(A)), which bars "judicial review of any determination" about designating or terminating a country, very broadly — covering not just the final decision but the steps leading to it. Justice Alito wrote the text is "clear, and its plain meaning is very broad." The dissent argued this reading guts the law's procedural requirements.
Sources: Opinion text (Cornell LII); NBC News.
The Court found the discrimination (equal-protection) claim unlikely to succeed.
A district judge had found it "substantially likely" the Haiti termination was motivated by "hostility to nonwhite immigrants." The Supreme Court concluded the challengers were unlikely to prove race was a motivating factor, with Alito writing that "none of the cited statements by either the President or the Secretary was overtly racial." The dissent said the statements "fairly shout" racial animus. The claim was sent back to the lower court rather than finally resolved.
Sources: Opinion text (Cornell LII); National Law Review; Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse.
Losing TPS does not close every door — other relief may still exist.
People who lose TPS may still pursue asylum, family-based petitions, or other relief depending on their individual history. Nothing in the ruling forecloses those independent paths. See Your Rights & Options.
Sources: NPR; Ilabaca Law.
📌 Now confirmed
The dates this page once tracked as "developing" are final: USCIS says TPS for Haiti and Syria is terminated, effective July 27, 2026, and TPS work permits expired the same day per the July 24 I-9 guidance. What has not happened: losing TPS is not a deportation order, and no removals under this termination have been confirmed as of our last check. See the Timeline & Deadlines tab — and we will not print a "deadline" that isn't confirmed by USCIS or the Federal Register.
Status by country — verified facts
This guide serves every TPS nationality. Below is what is confirmed for the other countries most in the news, each with its source. Haiti and Syria remain today's emergency focus and are covered in full above. Do not assume one country's dates or court rulings apply to another — each case is different.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
Both the 2021 and 2023 Venezuela designations are terminated, and the termination is in effect.
The 2021 designation ended November 7, 2025; the 2023 designation's termination is operative under a Supreme Court stay. Venezuela has the largest TPS population of any country (600,000+ beneficiaries as of March 31, 2025).
Source: USCIS — Venezuela TPS.
A court called the termination unlawful — but the Supreme Court's stay keeps it in effect.
On January 28, 2026 the Ninth Circuit held the Secretary lacked authority to end the 2023 designation. That merits win did not restore TPS on the ground: the Supreme Court's October 3, 2025 stay keeps the termination operative while the case continues. Do not treat Venezuela TPS as "active."
Sources: Supreme Court order, No. 25A326 (Oct 3, 2025); Ninth Circuit opinion (Jan 28, 2026).
Some work permits stay valid through October 2, 2026.
Per USCIS, TPS-related EADs, Forms I-797, or Forms I-94 that show an expiration date of October 2, 2026 and were issued on or before February 5, 2025 remain valid through October 2, 2026. Check your own document's date and issuance, and confirm on the USCIS page.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
A magnitude 7.2 foreshock was followed seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock in Yaracuy state, west of Caracas, with thousands killed and widespread damage — compounding an ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis that makes return dangerous.
Source: USGS — M7.5 event page.
🇸🇻 El Salvador
El Salvador TPS is still active, in force through September 9, 2026.
The designation remains in force under the January 17, 2025 Federal Register extension (valid March 10, 2025 – September 9, 2026). It has not been terminated by the current administration, and it is not part of the Haiti/Syria Mullin v. Doe case.
Source: Federal Register (01/17/2025).
Many work permits are auto-extended only through July 22, 2026.
Per a USCIS website update, EADs that facially expired March 9, 2025 are auto-extended through July 22, 2026. All EAD-based authorization ultimately depends on the September 9, 2026 designation end unless DHS publishes an extension. Confirm your own card's date on the USCIS page.
Source: USCIS — El Salvador TPS (auto-extension date reported by Fragomen).
🇭🇳 Honduras
Honduras TPS was terminated effective September 8, 2025, and the termination is back in effect.
DHS terminated the designation (90 Fed. Reg. 30089, July 8, 2025). A district court briefly restored TPS on December 31, 2025, but the Ninth Circuit stayed that order on February 9, 2026, so the termination is operative again. The appeal (National TPS Alliance v. Noem) is still pending.
Sources: USCIS — Honduras TPS; Federal Register (07/08/2025).
There is no TPS-based EAD auto-extension for Honduras right now.
USCIS lists Honduras TPS as terminated and states EADs are no longer auto-extended. A card is valid only to its printed expiration date. Get an individual legal screening about other options — do not assume Honduras TPS is currently valid.
Source: USCIS — Honduras TPS.
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Nicaragua TPS was terminated September 8, 2025 — same case and dates as Honduras.
DHS terminated the designation (90 Fed. Reg. 30086, July 8, 2025). It was briefly restored December 31, 2025 and paused again by the Ninth Circuit on February 9, 2026; the termination is in effect with no EAD auto-extension. Roughly 2,910 people held Nicaragua TPS as of March 31, 2025.
Source: USCIS — Nicaragua TPS.
Documented conditions in Nicaragua can make return genuinely dangerous.
Human Rights Watch documents arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance, forced exile, and revocation of citizenship under the Ortega–Murillo government; UN experts cite reasonable grounds to believe authorities committed crimes against humanity. This can be relevant to asylum or other relief — get an individualized legal screening.
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Ukraine TPS is active through October 19, 2026.
The designation was extended for 18 months (April 20, 2025 – October 19, 2026) by the Federal Register notice published January 17, 2025. It has not been terminated, and it was not part of the June 25, 2026 Mullin v. Doe ruling (Haiti and Syria). About 101,150 Ukrainians held TPS as of March 31, 2025.
Source: Federal Register (01/17/2025).
New EADs run to October 19, 2026 — but the earlier auto-extension has expired.
EADs issued to timely re-registrants are valid until October 19, 2026. The separate automatic extension (through April 19, 2026) has now passed, so someone who relied only on it — without re-registering for a new card — may hold a card that reads as expired. As of early July 2026, DHS had not announced what happens after October 19, 2026.
Sources: E-Verify / USCIS; NPR (June 29, 2026).
One ruling does not decide another country
The June 25, 2026 Mullin v. Doe decision was about Haiti and Syria only. Venezuela, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Ukraine each stand on their own facts, dates, and court cases. We label each country's status against its own primary sources and re-check them regularly.