Compliance Alert: TPS Terminations and Ongoing Litigation
[co-author: Selene Malench]* A rapidly shifting landscape of humanitarian protections presents ongoing compliance challenges for employers. As the latest example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Haiti, Burma (Myanmar), and South Sudan while a federal court has temporarily blocked the termination of TPS for Syria. TPS Terminations: Haiti, Burma (Myanmar), South Sudan Haiti Back in July, we covered litigation developments from a US District Court decision that extended TPS for Haiti until February 2026. On November 26, 2025, DHS published a notice ending TPS for Haiti. At the time of writing, the official Federal Register has not been published yet , b ut the termination is set to take effect on February 3, 2026. The termination will affect around 330,000 nationals from Haiti. Burma (Myanmar) On November 25, 2025, DHS published a notice ending TPS for...