Timeline & Deadlines
⚠ Read this first — dates can change
These dates have shifted several times already. We will not list a "deadline" we cannot confirm from USCIS or the Federal Register. Before you act on any date, check your country's official USCIS TPS page: Haiti · Syria.
Work permits (EADs): the date that finally held
July 27, 2026. The "placeholder" expiration date on Haiti and Syria TPS work permits moved repeatedly through the summer — July 1, then July 10, then July 24 — because each one was tied to a court-ordered extension that kept being re-set. USCIS described that extension as "limited relief until the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate issues" in Mullin v. Doe. In its July 24, 2026 guidance, USCIS told employers to enter July 27, 2026 on Form I-9 and in E-Verify. The mandate issued, and USCIS now lists both designations as terminated effective July 27, 2026. That date did not move.
If your work permission rested only on Haiti or Syria TPS, it has lapsed — see Work Permit Expired? Your Rights & Next Steps. If you have another basis (green card in process, asylum, H-1B), this does not govern you. Where USCIS pages disagree, treat the most recently dated one as controlling — and ask a lawyer.
Sources: USCIS TPS Haiti; USCIS I-9 Central (07/24/2026); USCIS.
📌 2025 rule change you must know
USCIS removed the automatic extension of work permits for renewals filed on or after October 30, 2025. You can no longer assume your EAD is auto-extended while a renewal is pending. (Federal Register, Oct 30, 2025)
How we got here (verified chronology)
| Date | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2010 | Haiti first designated for TPS (after the earthquake) | 75 FR 3476 |
| Mar 29, 2012 | Syria first designated for TPS (civil war) | USCIS Syria page |
| Sep 22, 2025 | DHS publishes Syria termination notice (90 FR 45398) | USCIS |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Court (S.D.N.Y.) stays the Syria termination (Dahlia Doe v. Noem) | USCIS Syria page |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Syria termination would have taken effect — blocked | USCIS Syria page |
| Nov 28, 2025 | DHS publishes Haiti termination notice (90 FR 54733) | Federal Register |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Court (D.D.C.) stays the Haiti termination (Miot v. Trump) | USCIS Haiti page |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Haiti termination would have taken effect (11:59 p.m.) — blocked | 90 FR 54733 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Supreme Court hears argument | Slip opinion |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Supreme Court reverses the stays (6–3); terminations may proceed; cases remanded | No. 25-1083 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | USCIS extends the EAD "placeholder" date to July 10, 2026 (Form I-9: "as per court order," July 10, 2026) | Fragomen / USCIS |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Placeholder EAD date moved again; superseded by July 24 guidance | USCIS SAVE/I-9 (07/10/2026) |
| Jul 22, 2026 | D.C. Circuit denies the government's bid to end TPS on July 24; protections hold through at least July 27 | The Hill |
| Jul 24, 2026 | USCIS tells employers to enter July 27, 2026 on Form I-9 and in E-Verify — "limited relief until the Supreme Court's mandate issues" | USCIS I-9 Central |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Haiti and Syria TPS designations terminated, effective this date; USCIS country pages marked archived | USCIS TPS Haiti |
Note: The Feb 3, 2026 (Haiti) and Nov 21, 2025 (Syria) effective dates come directly from the Federal Register termination notices but were paused by courts. The work-permit date has already moved once after the ruling (July 1 → July 10, 2026), which is exactly why you should never trust a date from social media and always verify the current one on USCIS.