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Practice Alert: TPS and Parole Status Updates Chart

11/5/25 AILA Doc. No. 25091135. Employer Compliance, Humanitarian Parole, Temporary Protected Status & Deferred Enforced Departure
The Verification and Documentation Committees provides a comprehensive chart on current status, key updates, and EAD notes for TPS and parole programs.

**Note that this Chart provides information in effect following the U.S. Supreme Court order regarding Venezuela TPS that was issued the evening of Friday, October 3, 2025.

Parole Program   Current Status  Key Updates Notes
CHNV Parole (Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans)
X  Terminated
 Supreme Court allowed termination on May 30, 2025 Deportation proceedings may begin unless alternative legal status is secured
Uniting for Ukraine (U4U)
✓  Active
 Based on the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, Securing Our Borders, USCIS paused acceptance of Form I-134A pending further review Existing beneficiaries retain status; future of program uncertain

Policy memo is not publicly available, but outlined in affidavit by acting deputy director of USCIS, Kika Scott
Afghan Parole Programs
✓  Active
 No specific changes announced Beneficiaries should monitor for updates
Military Parole in Place
✓  Active
 No changes reported Continues to provide relief for eligible military families

 

TPS Program  Current Status  Key Updates EAD Notes
Afghanistan
X  Terminated
 Termination announced March 21, 2025   Effective through July 14, 2025 
Burma (Myanmar)
✓  Active
 No changes announced, designated through November 25, 2025  
 

EAD auto-extended through May 25, 2025

Initial application under redesignation, effective May 26, 2024, must register before Nov  25, 2025

 
Cameroon
X  Terminated
 Termination announced June 04, 2025 Effective through August 4, 2025
El Salvador
↔  Extended
  Valid through September 9, 2026

Valid through September 9, 2026

EADs auto-extended through March 9, 2026 
Ethiopia
✓  Active
 No changes announced, designated through December 12, 2025 EAD auto-extended through Jun 12, 2025, EADs valid through Dec 12, 2025
Haiti
X  Terminated
 Termination announced July 1, 2025, but on July 15, 2025, district court issued final judgment reinstating original February 3, 2026, expiration  Effective through February 3, 2026
Honduras
X  Terminated
 Termination announced July 8, 2025  9th Cir  grants emergency stay, allowing termination to proceed Effective through September 8, 2025 
Lebanon
✓  Active
 No changes announced, designated through May 27, 2026 EAD effective through May 27, 2026

Registration through May 27, 2026
Nepal
X  Terminated
 Termination announced June 6, 2025, Valid through August 20, 2025  9th Cir  grants emergency stay to Trump administration allowing termination to proceed Effective through August 20, 2025 
Nicaragua
X  Terminated
 Termination announced on July 8, 2025  9th Cir  grants emergency stay to Trump administration pending appeal allowing termination to proceed   Effective through September 8, 2025  
Somalia
✓  Active
 No changes announced, designated through March 17, 2026 EAD auto-extended September 17, 2025
South Sudan
↔  Extended
 Automatically extended for 6 months from May 4, 2025, designated through November 3, 2025 EADs auto-extended through November 3, 2025 
Sudan
↔  Extended
 Extended January 17, 2025, designated through October 19, 2026  EADs auto-extended through April 19, 2026  
Syria
X  Terminated
 On Sept. 19, 2025 notice terminating TPS published in Federal Register, designated1 through November 21, 2025. Effective through November 21, 2025
Ukraine
✓  Active
 Designated through October 19, 2026  EADs auto-extended through April 19, 2026   
Venezuela
(2021 Designation)
X  Terminated / Restored

*see ongoing litigation
 September 8, 2025, DHS announced termination, set to expire September 10, 2025, now effective through November 7, 2025 and then District Court issued final order allowing 2023 TPS to continue and some 2021 may be included in this order. On September 12th judge ordered DHS to update TPS website.

On October 2nd Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued ruling in which the court declined to stay the district court’s determination pending appeal.

On October 3rd the U.S. Supreme Court granted the stay pending appeal.		 From September 12th thru October 2nd, Venezuela 2021 that did not re-register under the January 17, 2025 extension notice would expire November 7, 2025. EAD with 9/10/25, 3/10/24, or 9/9/22 expiration date, effective through November 7, 2025. To prove authorization to work through November 7, 2025, must show EAD and may show Federal Register. If Venezuela 2021 did re-register under the January 17, 2025 extension notice, see Venezuela 2023 below.

As of October 3rd Supreme Court decision, 2021 TPS expires on November 7, 2025. DHS will not extend 2021 TPS Venezuela designation beyond the 60-day transition period stated in the Federal Register Notice issued September 8, 2025.
Venezuela
(2023 Designation)
X  Terminated / Restored

*see ongoing litigation
 Supreme Court allowed termination on May 19, 2025, but litigation has allowed some TPS holders to maintain work authorization and District Court on September 5th issued final order allowing 2023 TPS to continue until October 2, 2026, and then on September 12th judge ordered DHS to update TPS website.

On October 2nd Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued ruling in which the court declined to stay the district court’s determination pending appeal.

On October 3rd the U.S. Supreme Court granted the stay pending appeal.		 From September 12th thru October 2nd, Venezuela 2023 (including Venezuela 2021 that re-registered under the January 17, 2025 extension) notice, TPS effective through October 2, 2026 with EAD (with 09/10/25, 04/02/25, 03/10/24 or 09/09/22 expiration date) auto-extended through April 2, 2026. To prove authorization to work through April 2, 2026, must show EAD and may show Federal Register as well as Form I-821 to confirm registration (the note about providing the Form I-821 was added in the October 2, 2025 I-9 Central news announcement “Update: Ninth Circuit Court Order TPS Venezuela”.

As of October 3rd U.S. Supreme Court ruling:
 
  • EADs based on the 2023 designation are likely to be treated as having expired on April 2, 2025 given the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
  • Caveat: TPS-related EADs issued on or before February 5, 2025 with a “Card Expires” date of October 2, 2026 will remain valid and the TPS recipients will continue to have work authorization through October 2, 2026.
  • USCIS updated their TPS website on October 10, 2025 with the following: If an individual registered under the January 17, 2025 extension notice “and have a Form I-94 issued with October 2, 2026 expiration dates on or before Feb. 5, 2025, and you have a pending EAD renewal application that was received before Feb. 6, 2025, that notice automatically extends the validity of your EAD issued under the TPS designation of Venezuela with an original expiration date of Sept. 10, 2025 or April 2, 2025 for up to 540 days.”
  • USCIS again updated their TPS website on October 23, 2025 with the following: “…if you re-registered under the previously vacated Jan. 17, 2025 Extension of the 2023 Designation of Venezuela, and you have a pending Form I-765 EAD renewal application that was received before Feb. 6, 2025, and a Form I-797 Receipt Notice dated before Feb. 6, 2025, that automatically extends the validity of your EAD issued under the TPS designation of Venezuela with an original expiration date of Sept. 10, 2025 or April 2, 2025 for up to 540 days.” USCIS removed reference to the Form I-94 (see language from October 10th above).
Yemen
✓  Active
 No changes announced, designated through March 3, 2026   EADs auto-extended through September 3, 2025    

 

1 Note that Ead expiration dates in the Federal Register are incorrect; dates noted on USCIS TPS website are correct: Sept. 30, 2025; March 31, 2024; Sept. 30, 2022; or March. 31, 2021.

1 Note that pursuant to U.S. Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, employer may not require employee to provide Form I-821 evidencing re-registration under the January 17, 2025 extension notice. Employer may inquire about the applicable expiration date for work authorization.

2 Note that pursuant to U.S. Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, employer may not require employee to provide Form I-821 evidencing re-registration under the January 17, 2025 extension notice. Employer may inquire about the applicable expiration date for work authorization.

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