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DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. The TPS termination will be effective on Aug.  4, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication in the Federal Register.

Supreme Court Permits Recission of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans While Lower Court Temporarily Preserves Status – Updated

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated their TPS Venezuela webpage with the following information:

” On May 30, 2025, the district court in case No. 3:25-cv-1766 ordered that—pending resolution of the litigation—TPS beneficiaries who received TPS-related employment authorization documents, Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with Oct. 2, 2026 expiration dates on or before Feb. 5, 2025 will maintain that status, and their documentation will remain valid during the course of the litigation.  All TPS-related documentation with a validity date of Oct.  2, 2026, received after Feb. 5, 2026, is no longer valid and those individuals under the 2023 designation no longer have TPS. 

Separately, TPS under the 2021 designation for Venezuela remains in effect through Sept.  10, 2025.”


ADP will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nepal will not be extended and will be terminated, effective Aug.  5, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication in the Federal Register.

Supreme Court Permits Recission of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans While Lower Court Temporarily Preserves Status

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s request to lift a federal district court order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans under a 2023 designation but permitted plaintiffs to challenge the invalidation of already-issued TPS documents.

A  lower federal district court subsequently issued an order preserving the validity of employment authorization documents, Form I-797 notices of action, and Forms I-94 issued to Venezuelan TPS holders with an Oct. 2, 2026, expiration date, while litigation on the broader issue of termination of the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation continues.

Supreme Court Allows Termination of Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans While Lower Court Orders Continued Processing

On Friday, May 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an April 14, 2025, temporary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) decision to terminate humanitarian parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under the CHNV program.

Separately, a lower district court ordered DHS to resume processing of parole and reparole applications for individuals covered under the Uniting for Ukraine, Operation Allies Welcome (Afghanistan), Central American Minors Parole, Family Reunification Parole, Military Parole-In-Place, and CHNV Humanitarian Parole.

DHS Announces Termination of Afghanistan TPS Effective July 2025

On May 12, 2025, DHS  announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan will be terminated effective July 14, 2025. The current TPS designation for Afghanistan is scheduled to expire on May 20, 2025.

IRS Releases 2026 HSA and HDHP Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Rev. Proc. 2025-19 has released the inflation-adjusted contribution limitations for calendar year 2026 in relation to health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs).  

These limits are indexed for inflation and released annually by June 1st for the following year, as required under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.

EEO-1 2024 Reporting Opens

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened EEO-1 data collection for 2024 via its portal on May 20, 2025. The deadline to file your report is June 24, 2025.

USCIS Issues New Form I-9; Prior Editions Remain Temporarily Acceptable

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made minor changes to Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification). The revised Form I-9 has an edition date of Jan. 20, 2025, and an expiration date of May 31, 2027, and is now available for download.

Court Blocks Termination of Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans

A federal district court has issued an order temporarily blocking the upcoming April 24, 2025, termination of parole and related employment authorization for beneficiaries of the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (“CHNV parole program”). The block will remain in place pending further review by the court or an appeals court overturning the block.

This means that while the block is in effect, the duration of a CHNV beneficiary’s parole and any associated work authorization now reverts to the date previously granted by the government.  This is the date listed on the parole approval notice/ I-94 and related work authorization document. 
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