United States | USCIS updates Ethiopia TPS page noting auto-extension of EAD validity dates

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Ethiopia webpage following a federal court order in January pausing the Secretary of Homeland Security’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation and related benefits for Ethiopia.

Key takeaways:

Federal court stays Ethiopia TPS termination. On Jan. 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts in African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al (No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.) stayed (i.e., paused) the Secretary of Homeland Security’s TPS termination decision for Ethiopia published in the Federal Register on Dec. 15, 2025, with the termination date effective Feb. 13, 2026.

Employment authorization document validity dates automatically extended. According to the USCIS update: “The validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of Ethiopia with an original expiration date of June 12, 2024, and Dec. 12, 2025, is extended per court order.”

BAL will continue to monitor related developments and provide updates.

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

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