Where TPS stands today
In January 2025, seventeen countries were designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). As of early November 2026, the designations for thirteen of them have been terminated. Four remain: El Salvador, Lebanon, Sudan, and Ukraine. Three of those four have already passed their scheduled end dates without any published decision from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the fourth reaches its date on November 27.
Two things explain how quickly this happened. DHS issued termination notices for most countries during 2025 and early 2026. Then on June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in Mullin v. Doe that courts cannot review most challenges to a TPS termination. Within eight weeks of that decision, seven more terminations took effect.
Countries where TPS has ended
| Country | Termination took effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela (2023 designation) | April 7, 2025 | Certain documents issued on or before February 5, 2025 stayed valid through October 2, 2026. That date has now passed. |
| Afghanistan | July 14, 2025 | |
| Cameroon | August 4, 2025 | |
| Nepal | August 2025 | A lower court set the termination aside, but an appeals court reinstated it on February 9, 2026. The appeal continues. |
| Honduras | September 8, 2025 | Same litigation as Nepal. |
| Nicaragua | September 8, 2025 | Same litigation as Nepal. |
| Venezuela (2021 designation) | November 7, 2025 | On October 5, 2026, the Supreme Court sent a related case back to the appeals court for reconsideration. |
| Yemen | July 20, 2026 | Took effect after the Supreme Court decision. |
| Haiti | July 27, 2026 | One of the two countries directly at issue in Mullin v. Doe. |
| Syria | July 27, 2026 | The other country directly at issue in Mullin v. Doe. |
| South Sudan | August 7, 2026 | |
| Burma (Myanmar) | August 7, 2026 | |
| Somalia | August 14, 2026 | |
| Ethiopia | August 18, 2026 |
Countries that still have TPS
| Country | Scheduled end date | Status today | Approximate beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | September 9, 2026 | No decision published. USCIS says protection and work authorization continue until an announcement is made. | 224,000 |
| Ukraine | October 19, 2026 | No decision published. Same USCIS statement. | 117,000 |
| Sudan | October 19, 2026 | No decision published. Same USCIS statement. | 2,000 |
| Lebanon | November 27, 2026 | Automatically extended for six months in May 2026. No new decision published. | 500 |
So who loses status next, and when?
The honest answer is that no termination date has been published for any of the four remaining countries. Here is what the law says about timing:
- DHS must decide at least 60 days before a designation ends. For El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan, that deadline passed with no published decision.
- When no timely decision is made, the statute provides for an automatic extension of at least six months. On that reading, El Salvador would run to at least March 9, 2027, and Ukraine and Sudan to at least April 19, 2027. DHS has not confirmed these dates. Lebanon was extended this way in May 2026.
- A termination cannot take effect until at least 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. Even if DHS announced a termination tomorrow, protection would not end overnight.
Given that thirteen of seventeen designations have been ended, TPS holders from the remaining four countries should plan for the possibility of termination rather than assume renewal.
What this means for TPS holders
If your country’s TPS has ended. Your TPS based protection and work permit are no longer valid unless you have another status or a pending application that independently allows you to stay or work. Speak with legal counsel promptly about other options, such as family petitions, asylum, or employment based paths.
If you are from El Salvador, Ukraine, Sudan, or Lebanon. Your protection continues for now. Check your country’s page on the USCIS website regularly, keep copies of your approval notices and work permit, and use this time to find out whether you qualify for any other status.
If you are an employer. USCIS has posted that work authorization continues for El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan, but it has not published new document expiration dates. Follow the current USCIS and I-9 guidance for each country and do not terminate employment based on a printed card date alone without checking that guidance.
For everyone. Losing TPS does not erase time spent in lawful status, and it does not cancel other pending applications. What options exist depends on how you entered, your family ties, and your history.
Dates to watch
- November 27, 2026: Lebanon’s current end date.
- March 9, 2027: Possible end of an automatic extension for El Salvador.
- April 19, 2027: Possible end of an automatic extension for Ukraine and Sudan.
- Any day: Federal Register notices announcing decisions for the four remaining countries.
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