TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua and Work Authorization Expires September 8

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to move forward with its termination of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Honduras and Nicaragua effective September 8, 2025. A district court had postponed the termination of TPS until November 18, 2025. The Ninth Circuit stayed the lower court’s order. As a result, the termination date for Honduras and Nicaragua is once again September 8. The automatic extension of work authorization of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in TPS once again expires on September 8. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) TPS webpages for Honduras (Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Honduras | USCIS) and Nicaragua (Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Nicaragua | USCIS) have changed the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) automatic extension date from November 18 to September 8.

Until we are thrown another curve ball, the work authorization of Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals in TPS will expire on September 8. To work beyond September 8, impacted individuals must present proof of continuing work authorization other than their TPS-related EAD.