USCIS Rescinds Termination of Honduras’ TPS Designation and Extends TPS Honduras for 18 Months

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas rescinded the termination of the designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended TPS for Honduras for 18 months, from Jan. 6, 2024, through July 5, 2025. 

DHS previously extended through June 30, 2024, the validity of certain TPS-related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under Honduras’ ongoing TPS designation. See November 2022 Federal Register notice for more details.

Completing Form I-9

To complete or update Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for TPS Honduras beneficiaries who present an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of July 5, 2025, enter July 5, 2025, on Form I-9. You must reverify these employees before they start work on July 6, 2025.

Find more details about this extension on the TPS Honduras page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.