{"id":10696,"date":"2026-05-16T04:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/quick-alert-somalias-tps-end-date-extended\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:30:58","slug":"quick-alert-somalias-tps-end-date-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/quick-alert-somalias-tps-end-date-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Alert: Somalia\u2019s TPS End Date Extended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seyfarth.com\/people\/dawn-m-lurie.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn M. Lurie<\/a> and Selene Malench*<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>On May 15, USCIS updated its guidance related to Somalia noting: &ldquo;When completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, input &lsquo;<em>as per court order<\/em>&rsquo; in Section 1 and &lsquo;July 1, 2026,&rsquo; in Section 2 along with a note in the &lsquo;<em>Additional Information box.&rsquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This update revises our prior blog post on the status of TPS EAD extensions. With this change, all TPS placeholder dates are now aligned, Section 2 expiration dates across the board have been extended to <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>On May 1, the court extended the stay in the pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the parallel Syria and Haiti TPS cases, a decision that could have broader implications for the TPS program overall. Employers should watch both the district court and Supreme Court proceedings closely, as a ruling in the Syria\/Haiti cases could affect TPS protections with little advance notice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" width=\"296\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2.png 296w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-240x171.png 240w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-40x29.png 40w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-80x57.png 80w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-160x114.png 160w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-275x196.png 275w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-220x157.png 220w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-184x131.png 184w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-138x98.png 138w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-123x88.png 123w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-110x78.png 110w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-207x148.png 207w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-55x39.png 55w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-71x51.png 71w, https:\/\/www.throughtheimmigrationlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/image-2-76x54.png 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information contact the authors directly. Seyfarth&rsquo;s Immigration Compliance &amp; Investigations specialty group is recognized as a national leader in the field. Trusted by Fortune 100 companies and small businesses nationwide, the team provides strategic, practical guidance across the full spectrum of immigration compliance. The group advises on Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance including electronic I-9 matters; ICE inspections and worksite enforcement actions; internal immigration assessments and I-9 audits; DOL immigration-related wage and hour investigations; H-1B\/LCA compliance; and DOJ&rsquo;s IER and OCAHO anti-discrimination matters, including foreign sponsorship &ldquo;America First&rdquo; and export control\/ITAR issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>*Selene Malench is a Case Assistant on Seyfarth&rsquo;s Immigration Compliance &amp; Enforcement team. Many thanks for her contribution to this legal update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:&nbsp;Dawn M. 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