- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will not extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, which expires on February 3, 2026.
- Beneficiaries with certain previously issued EADs will continue to be work authorized until the February 3, 2026 expiration date.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not extending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, which will expire on February 3, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published on November 28. Haiti TPS beneficiaries will remain work-authorized until the February 3, 2026 expiration date.
According to the Federal Register notice, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has determined that the conditions for a TPS designation no longer exist for Haiti and that extending TPS for Haiti would be contrary to U.S. national interests.
DHS recognizes that TPS beneficiaries under the Haiti designation continue to be employment-authorized for the remaining period of the TPS designation. Accordingly, through the Federal Register notice, DHS automatically extends the validity of certain EADs previously issued under the designation, through February 3, 2026.
As proof of continued employment authorization through February 3, 2026, Haiti TPS beneficiaries can present an EAD that has the notation A-12 or C-19 under “Category” and a “Card Expires” date of either: July 22, 2017, January 22, 2018, July 22, 2019, January 2, 2020, January 4, 2021, October 4, 2021, December 31, 2022, February 3, 2023, June 30, 2024, August 3, 2024, August 3, 2025, or February 3, 2026.
Employers will need to reverify the employment eligibility of impacted employees who presented Haiti TPS EADs as proof of work authorization, and update their records to indicate the new February 3, 2026 expiration date.
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