Employers should update Form I-9s with specific notations according to USCIS and E-Verify guidance (updated expiration and “as per court order”). Employers should handle E-Verify consistently and use the updated expiration date from the I-9 in E-Verify cases. USCIS and E-Verify have published coordinated employer guidance confirming how to handle I-9 and E-Verify compliance for current Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. TPS for Burma, Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, SyriaFederal courts in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia have stayed, or paused, the planned termination of Burma, Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria’s TPS. Employers may attach a printed copy of the USCIS Alert (see Burma Alert, Ethiopia Alert, Haiti Alert, Somalia Alert, South Sudan Alert, and Syria Alert) and the country-specific TPS page (see TPS Burma page, TPS Ethiopia page, TPS Haiti page, TPS Somalia page, TPS South Sudan page, and TPS Syria page) to the I-9 file for documentation.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2026 02:04 UTC