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After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has determined that conditions in Nepal no longer support its designation for Temporary Protected Status. Nepal’s TPS designation and related benefits terminate on Aug. 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem decided to terminate the designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status. TPS and related employment authorization benefits associated with this designation will end on Aug. 4, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
E‑Verify recently experienced a technical issue with Social Security Administration (SSA) mismatch (tentative nonconfirmation) cases that were referred between April 9 and May 5, 2025. This includes cases involving dual SSA and DHS mismatches if the employee attempted to resolve the case by visiting an SSA office but did not contact DHS.
After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has determined that conditions in Afghanistan no longer support its designation for Temporary Protected Status. Afghanistan’s TPS designation and related benefits terminate on July 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
The designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is set to expire on May 3, 2025. The Secretary of Homeland Security did not make a determination as to whether South Sudan continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS by March 4, 2025, the statutory deadline. Accordingly, the TPS designation for South Sudan is automatically extended for 6 months, from May 4, 2025, through Nov. 3, 2025.
A memorandum on DED was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, deferring through Feb. 5, 2027, the removal of certain eligible Hong Kong residents present in the United States as of Jan. 15, 2025. Eligible Hong Kong residents are employment authorized incident to DED. In addition, USCIS has automatically extended through Feb. 5, 2027, the validity of DED-related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with Card Expires dates of Feb. 5, 2023, or Feb. 5, 2025, and a Category of A11. Covered aliens may also apply for a new EAD that will be valid through Feb. 5, 2027.
The Administration is committed to restoring the rule of law with respect to Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Nonetheless, on March 31, 2025, Judge Edward Chen, a federal judge in San Francisco, ordered the department to continue TPS for Venezuelans. See National TPS Alliance, et al., v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 3:25-cv-01766 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2025). The court did so even though the TPS statute says that TPS decisions are not subject to judicial review. For more information, please see the Federal Register notice. DHS has every intention of ending Venezuela TPS as soon as it obtains relief from the court order. Further updates regarding TPS Venezuela will be posted on this webpage.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made minor changes to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to align with statutory language, and updated the DHS Privacy Notice.
E-Verify recently experienced a technical issue with cases created March 23 - 26, 2025, for employees who presented either an I-551, Permanent Resident Card, or I-766, Employment Authorization Document, as their Form I-9 document.
Section 7.4.2. of the Handbook for Employers, M-274, has been updated to reflect a DHS-published final rule (89 FR 10354) that automatically extends the duration of status and any employment authorization granted under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(3)(i)(B) or (C) for an F-1 student who is the beneficiary of an H-1B petition requesting a change of status.
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