The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued
updated guidance late this afternoon, March 13, 2026, revising Form
I-9 instructions for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. This update
supersedes the February 14, 2026 notice and follows the federal
court order in Miot et al. v. Trump, which stayed
DHS's planned termination of TPS for Haiti. The agency now
directs employers to use March 27, 2026, as the expiration date for
certain TPS related EADs. The update was sent via e-mail, but we
expect an Alert to be posted soon on the USCIS website.
This development underscores the same challenges discussed in my
earlier post, Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS
Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk and
Unanswered Questions, including the ongoing pattern of
litigation driven extensions, abrupt terminations, and last minute
updates across TPS programs. Employers have faced similar rapid
fire changes for multiple countries over the last
