04/01/2026
🚨 HR Alert: Work authorization changes and some employees may be impacted right now.
The U.S. government (via DHS and E-Verify updates) has been rolling out changes to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) , affecting employees from:
👉 Haiti, Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Yemen, Myanmar (Burma), Somalia
What’s actually happening:
- Haiti: TPS was set to end Feb 2026
➤ But a court order extended work authorization into late March 2026
Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua:
➤ Courts had delayed termination earlier, but recent rulings now allow DHS to move forward
- Ethiopia & Myanmar (Burma):
➤ TPS terminations were announced, but courts have paused them — employees may still be authorized to work
- Yemen:
➤ TPS ended, but work authorization continues during a transition period (through May 2026)
- Somalia:
➤ Termination announced, but status may still be valid depending on ongoing legal challenges
Why HR teams should care (this is where risk comes in):
- Work authorization may change without obvious signals
- Employees may still be valid temporarily due to court orders
- Expiration dates in I-9 may not reflect current reality
What we’re seeing across companies:
- Missed EAD extension dates
- Incorrect reverification timing
- Audit exposure due to outdated assumptions
What you can do:
✔ Identify employees from impacted countries
✔ Check their actual work authorization validity (not just original expiry date)
✔ Track court-driven extensions and DHS updates
✔ Avoid early or incorrect I-9 reverification
Important:
A TPS “termination” headline does NOT mean employees immediately lose work authorization, but it does mean you need to actively track it.
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