If you feel like you need a law degree and a crystal ball just to fill out Form I-9 these days, you’re not wrong — and you’re not alone. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has become one of the most volatile corners of immigration law in 2026, with the Supreme Court, multiple federal district courts, and the Department of Homeland Security all pulling in different directions on the same week sometimes. On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court decided Mullin v. Doe, ruling that most legal challenges to TPS terminations can’t even be heard in court, which effectively handed DHS a green light to move fast on ending protections for hundreds of thousands of people. Since then, the dominoes have been falling — but not all at once, and not evenly, because a patchwork of district court stays is still (for now) keeping some EADs alive.

This post breaks down, country by country, what’s actually happening on the ground for employers as of July 24, 2026 — not the political noise, just the practical rules you need to follow to stay compliant.

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