United States | USCIS states EADs of Haitian TPS beneficiaries are valid through Feb. 3, 2026

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shared an update that Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain beneficiaries of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation are valid through Feb. 3, 2026.

Key Points:

• On July 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated the designation of Haiti for TPS, effective Sept. 2, 2025.
• On July 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a final judgement in Haitian Evangelical Clergy Ass’n v. Trump, No. 25-cv-1464, that makes the effective date of any termination no earlier than Feb. 3, 2026.
• The USCIS website states that EADs with category A12 or C19 and an original “Card Expires” with the following dates are valid as evidence that the employee is authorized to work: Feb. 3, 2026; Sept. 2, 2025; Aug. 3, 2025; Aug. 3, 2024; June 30, 2024; Feb. 3, 2023; Dec. 31, 2022; Oct. 4, 2021; Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 2, 2020; July 22, 2019; Jan. 22, 2018; and July 22, 2017.
• Employers must reverify TPS Haiti beneficiaries who presented these EADs before they start work on Feb. 4, 2026.
• 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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