Overview
- Federal agencies say several Temporary Protected Status designations have been canceled and USCIS has declared certain TPS-linked employment documents invalid, with the agency citing July 27, 2026 as the effective date for some terminations.
- USCIS specifically invalidated Haitian TPS work-authorized categories A12 and C19, and it has instructed employers to reverify employees' right to work using other valid documents.
- The Department of Homeland Security posted that cancellations are in effect, urged people whose TPS ended to depart or face removal, and described a voluntary departure program that offers travel help, fine waivers and a reported $2,600 exit payment for some participants.
- Community reporting and interviews show immediate human impact: about 150,000 Haitian beneficiaries in South Florida have curtailed public life and many beneficiaries nationwide face job loss, family separation risk and urgent contingency planning.
- The change follows the Supreme Court's Mullin v. Doe ruling that limited nonconstitutional judicial review of TPS terminations, a move that affects up to roughly one million people from countries such as Haiti, Syria, Yemen, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, Myanmar and Nepal while litigation continues for some nationalities.