Quick Alert: Somalia’s TPS End Date Extended

On May 15, USCIS updated its guidance related to Somalia noting: “When completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, input ‘as per court order’ in Section 1 and ‘July 1, 2026,’ in Section 2 along with a note in the ‘Additional Information box.’

This update revises our prior blog post on the status of TPS EAD extensions. With this change, all TPS placeholder dates are now aligned, Section 2 expiration dates across the board have been extended to July 1, 2026.

On May 1, the court extended the stay in the pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the parallel Syria and Haiti TPS cases, a decision that could have broader implications for the TPS program overall. Employers should watch both the district court and Supreme Court proceedings closely, as a ruling in the Syria/Haiti cases could affect TPS protections with little advance notice.