National TPS Alliance

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Pushing for permanent residency pathway

Roughly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) kept their legal protections when the program's designation expired September 9. But their work permits expired the same day, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not said whether the program will continue or end.

Updated Sep 11

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Lead plaintiff in NTPSA v. Noem

Venezuela received Temporary Protected Status in 2021, shielding hundreds of thousands from deportation. In January 2025, newly appointed Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate it—an action federal courts have blocked as exceeding her authority.

Updated May 26