The following article was submitted by Brody and Associates, LLC. It is posted here with permission.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 25, 2026, decision in Mullin v. Doe allows the Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status or Haitian and Syrian immigrants and thus revoke their right to work in the U.S.
For employers, the ruling creates immediate compliance and workforce-planning obligations for employees whose work authorization is based on TPS.
Although the decision directly addresses immigrants from Haiti and Syria, its practical reach is much broader.
Employers with employees from other TPS-designated countries should expect continued agency activity, litigation, and country-specific guidance that may affect employment authorization, Form I-9 reverification obligations, and retention planning.
TPS is a humanitarian immigration designation that allows eligible nationals of designated countries to remain temporarily in the U.S. when conditions in their home countries make return unsafe or impracticable.
While TPS is in effect, beneficiaries may be protected from removal and may obtain employment authorization documents allowing them to work lawfully in the U.S.
Haiti was designated for TPS following the 2010 earthquake, and Syria during that country’s civil war.
DHS later announced terminations of both designations, but lower courts temporarily delayed those terminations while litigation proceeded.
The Supreme Court’s decision lifted those...
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