U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shared an update regarding its compliance with a federal court stay postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until Nov. 18, 2025.

Key Points:

  • On June 6, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register Notice that the designation of Nepal for TPS will terminate on Aug. 5, 2025.
  • On July 8, DHS announced that the designation of Honduras and Nicaragua for TPS will terminate on Sept. 8, 2025.
  • On July 31, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with terminations of TPS designations for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until Nov. 18, 2025.
  • On Aug. 19, USCIS updated its website to state that “Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for employees with TPS from these countries, with category A12 or C19, are valid through Nov. 18, 2025.”
  • The update directs employers to refer to the EAD Extension dropdown on the USCIS TPS webpage for each country to see a list of EAD expiration dates that remain valid through Nov. 18, 2025.
  • Further litigation remains possible and USCIS may provide additional guidance.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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