TPS Updates for August 2026
a. Haiti: Based on the Supreme Court ruling last month, the immigration law field was expecting a decision on July 27, 2026 regarding whether TPS for Haiti has been terminated. As of July 29, 2026, the federal district court that originally head the case has not issued a decision, and the USCIS website is currently reporting that Haitians with TPS do not currently have permission to work. However, in an interview with NPR on July 28, 2026, prominent immigration attorney Ira Kurzban noted that it is possible that the lawsuit will continue in the federal district court. Attorney Kurzban explained that the initial ruling that made its way to the Supreme Court was based on a temporary record and “was not based on the full discovery and full record that was needed in order to establish many of the things that [plaintiffs] were seeking.”
We will continue to provide updates on this lawsuit as we receive them.
b. Venezuela: On July 9, 2026, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to order the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its previous ruling on TPS for Venezuelans, which was issued before the Supreme Court’s June 2026 holding on TPS for Haiti and Syria. The Trump Administration is requesting that the Ninth Circuit factor in the Supreme Court’s holding and determine that the Trump Administration did permissibly end TPS for Venezuelans. Read a summary of the request from SCTOUSblog here.