[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68717-68725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24984]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2728-22; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2019-0020]
RIN 1615-ZB83


Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary 
Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, 
Honduras, and Nepal

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of Temporary Protected Status and 
related documentation for certain TPS beneficiaries.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) announces actions to ensure its continued compliance with the 
preliminary injunction order of the U.S. District Court for the 
Northern District of California in Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen, et al., 
No. 18-cv-01554 (N.D. Cal. October 3, 2018) (``Ramos'') and with the 
order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 
California to stay proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19-cv-00731 
(N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) (``Bhattarai''). Beneficiaries under the 
existing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, 
Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal, the 2011 designation of Haiti, and the 
2013 designation of Sudan will retain their TPS while the preliminary 
injunction in Ramos and the Bhattarai orders remain in effect, provided 
that their TPS is not withdrawn because of individual ineligibility. 
They may also apply under the more recent designations of Haiti and 
Sudan in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and if granted, will retain TPS 
in accordance with their grants regardless of any potential end to the 
Ramos injunction. Other individuals who have been newly granted TPS 
under the 2021 designation of Haiti and the 2022 designation of Sudan, 
but who did not have TPS at the time of those designations, are not 
covered by this litigation compliance notice. Their TPS grants remain 
valid in accordance with their individual notices of approval from 
USCIS. This notice further provides information on the automatic 
extension of the validity of TPS-related Employment Authorization 
Documents (EADs); Notices of Action (Forms I-797); and Arrival/
Departure Records (Forms I-94), (collectively ``TPS-related 
documentation'') for those beneficiaries under the TPS designations for 
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal.

DATES: DHS is automatically extending the validity of certain TPS-
related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for 
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal through June 
30, 2024, from the current expiration date of December 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ren[aacute] Cutlip-
Mason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division, Office of Policy and 
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, by mail at 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, 
MD 20746, or by phone at 800-375-5283.
    For further information on TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS web page 
at https://www.uscis.gov/tps.
    If you have additional questions about TPS, please visit https://uscis.gov/tools. Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can answer many of 
your questions and point you to additional information on our website. 
If you are unable to find your answers there, you may also call our 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Contact Center at 
800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
    Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual 
cases may check Case Status Online, available on the USCIS website at 
https://www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS Contact Center at https://uscis.gov/contactcenter.
    Further information will also be available at local USCIS offices 
upon publication of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Abbreviations

BIA--Board of Immigration Appeals
CFR--Code of Federal Regulations
DHS--U.S. Department of Homeland Security
EAD--Employment Authorization Document
EOIR--Executive Office for Immigration Review
FNC--Final Nonconfirmation
Form I-765--Application for Employment Authorization
Form I-797--Notice of Action (Approval Notice)
Form I-821--Application for Temporary Protected Status
Form I-9--Employment Eligibility Verification
Form I-912--Request for Fee Waiver
Form I-94--Arrival/Departure Record
FR--Federal Register
Government--U.S. Government
IER--U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and 
Employee Rights Section
IJ--Immigration Judge
INA--Immigration and Nationality Act
SAVE--USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program
Secretary--Secretary of Homeland Security
TPS--Temporary Protected Status
TTY--Text Telephone
USCIS--U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S.C.--United States Code

Background on TPS

     TPS is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible 
nationals of a foreign state designated for TPS under the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (INA) or to eligible persons without nationality 
who last habitually resided in the designated foreign state, regardless 
of their country of birth.
     During the TPS designation period, TPS beneficiaries are 
eligible to remain in the United States, may not be removed, and are 
authorized to work as long as they continue to have TPS. They may apply 
for and receive EADs as evidence of employment authorization.
     TPS beneficiaries may also apply for and be granted travel 
authorization as a matter of discretion.
     To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries must meet the 
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INA section 244(c)(1)-(2), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)-(2).
     When the Secretary terminates a foreign state's TPS 
designation, beneficiaries return to one of the following:
    [cir] The same immigration status or category that they maintained 
before TPS, if any (unless that status or category has since expired or 
been terminated); or
    [cir] Any other lawfully obtained immigration status or category 
they received while registered for TPS, as long as it is still valid on 
the date TPS terminates.

Purpose of This Action

    This notice ensures DHS's continued compliance with various court 
orders issued by the federal district courts in the Ramos and Bhattarai 
lawsuits that require DHS to maintain the TPS designations for El 
Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal, as well as the 
TPS and TPS-related documentation for eligible affected 
beneficiaries.\1\ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
vacated the district court's preliminary injunction in Ramos on 
September 14, 2020, holding that the decision to designate, extend, or 
terminate TPS is not subject to judicial review. However, the appellate 
order is not currently effective because the Ninth Circuit has not 
issued any directive to carry out the order to the federal district 
court.\2\ Therefore, the Ramos preliminary injunction remains in 
effect. In addition, the order of the district court in Bhattarai 
staying proceedings and approving the parties' stipulated agreement to 
continue TPS and TPS-related documentation for eligible beneficiaries 
from Nepal and Honduras remains in effect. Affected TPS beneficiaries 
from the six countries will retain their status, provided they continue 
to meet all the individual requirements for TPS eligibility described 
in INA section 244(c) and 8 CFR 244. As necessary, DHS will publish 
future information in the Federal Register to ensure its compliance 
with any relevant court orders that may be issued after the date of 
this notice.
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    \1\ See Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen, et al., No. 18-cv-01554 (N.D. 
Cal. Oct. 3, 2018) (district court granted preliminary injunction 
against terminations of TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and 
Nicaragua) (``Ramos''); and Bhattarai, et al. v. Nielsen, et al., 
No. 19-cv-00731 (N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) (district court stayed 
proceedings until Ramos appeal decided and approved parties' 
stipulation for continued TPS and issuance of TPS-related 
documentation to eligible, affected beneficiaries of TPS for 
Honduras and Nepal during the stay and pendency of the appeal) 
(``Bhattarai''). In 2019, the federal district court for the Eastern 
District of New York had also enjoined the termination of the 2011 
TPS designation for Haiti in Saget, et al., v. Trump, et al., No. 
18-cv-1599 (E.D.N.Y. April 11, 2019) (``Saget''), and DHS had cited 
to that order in previous notices continuing the affected 
beneficiaries' TPS and documentation. See, e.g., 86 FR 50725, 50726 
(Sept. 10, 2021). However, the Saget case was dismissed upon the 
court's approval of the parties' joint Stipulation of Dismissal for 
mootness following the Secretary's new 18-month designation of Haiti 
for TPS on Aug. 3, 2021, and DHS' continuation of existing 
beneficiaries' TPS and related documentation under the Ramos 
injunction through Dec. 31, 2022. See id., Order approving 
Stipulation of Dismissal, dated Oct. 15, 2021.
    \2\ See Ramos, et al., v. Wolf, et al., No. 18-16981 (9th Cir., 
Sept. 14, 2020).
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    DHS initially published notices to ensure its compliance with the 
Ramos preliminary injunction on October 31, 2018 and March 1, 2019, and 
the Bhattarai order to stay proceedings on May 10, 2019. See 83 FR 
54764; 84 FR 7103; and 84 FR 20647. The Department later published a 
notice to ensure its continued compliance with the combined orders in 
Ramos, Bhattarai, and Saget 3 on November 4, 2019. That 
notice automatically extended certain TPS and TPS-related documentation 
through January 4, 2021 for all eligible TPS beneficiaries covered by 
the courts' orders. See 84 FR 59403. The Department last published a 
notice to ensure its continued compliance with these combined court 
orders on September 10, 2021. That notice again automatically extended 
certain TPS and TPS-related documentation through December 31, 2022 for 
all eligible TPS beneficiaries covered by the courts' orders. See 86 FR 
50725. Through this Federal Register notice, DHS announces actions to 
ensure its continued compliance with the district court orders in Ramos 
and Bhattarai while those orders remain in effect.
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    \3\ As noted, on Oct. 15, 2021, the parties in Saget v. Trump, 
entered into a Stipulation of Dismissal as the case was rendered 
moot due to the Aug. 3, 2021, FRN implementing the new Haiti 
designation. See 86 FR 41863.
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    The TPS designations for El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the 2011 
designation of Haiti and the 2013 designation of Sudan will remain in 
effect, as required by the Ramos district court order, so long as the 
preliminary injunction remains in effect. The TPS designations for 
Honduras and Nepal will remain in effect so long as the Bhattarai order 
staying proceedings and approving the parties' stipulated agreements 
continues in effect. Affected TPS beneficiaries under the TPS 
designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and 
Nepal will retain their TPS and their TPS-related documentation will 
continue to be valid in accordance with the specific orders that affect 
the TPS designations regarding their individual countries, provided 
that the affected beneficiaries continue to meet all the individual 
requirements for TPS. See INA section 244(c)(3). See also 8 CFR 244.14. 
DHS will not terminate TPS for any of the affected countries pending 
final disposition of the Ramos appeal, including through any additional 
appellate channels in which relief may be sought, or by other orders of 
the court. Following consideration of current country conditions, the 
Secretary has newly designated Haiti and Sudan for TPS for 18 months, 
allowing eligible individuals covered by the Ramos and Saget 
injunctions as well as other eligible individuals to register for and 
maintain TPS through February 3, 2023 and October 19, 2023, 
respectively.
    On August 3, 2021, DHS issued a Federal Register Notice 
implementing the new designation of Haiti for TPS, and on April 19, 
2022, DHS issued a Federal Register Notice implementing the new 
designation of Sudan for TPS. In order to secure TPS pursuant to the 
new Haiti and Sudan designations, eligible individuals must apply 
before the close of the registration periods on February 3, 2023 and 
October 19, 2023, respectively. Eligible individuals are strongly 
encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to ensure that 
their TPS continues without any gaps in the event that the Ramos and 
Bhattarai court orders cease to be effective. See Designation of Haiti 
for Temporary Protected Status, 86 FR 41863 (August 3, 2021) and 
Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status, 87 FR 23202 (April 
19, 2022).
    DHS is further announcing it is automatically extending, through 
June 30, 2024, the validity of certain TPS-related documentation, as 
specified in this notice, for beneficiaries under the TPS designations 
for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal provided 
that the affected beneficiaries remain individually eligible for TPS.

Automatic Extension of EADs Issued Under the TPS Designations for El 
Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal

    Through this Federal Register notice, DHS automatically extends the 
validity of EADs listed in Table 1 below issued to beneficiaries under 
the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, 
Honduras, and Nepal. Such beneficiaries may show their EADs to 
employers to demonstrate they have employment authorization and may 
choose also to show employers this Federal Register notice to explain 
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has been automatically extended through June 30, 2024. This notice 
explains how TPS beneficiaries, their employers, and benefit-granting 
agencies may determine which EADs are automatically extended and how 
this affects the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification; E-
Verify; and USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 
processes. Additionally, a beneficiary under the TPS designation for 
any of these countries who has applied for a new EAD but who has not 
yet received their new EAD is covered by this automatic extension, 
provided that the EAD he or she possesses contains one of the 
expiration dates listed in Table 1 below.

                         Table 1--Affected EADs
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                                                       Then the validity
 If an EAD has a category code of A-12 or C-19 and an    of the EAD is
                 expiration date of:                   extended through:
 
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07/22/2017...........................................         06/30/2024
11/02/2017...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
01/22/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
03/09/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
06/24/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
07/05/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
11/02/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
04/02/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
06/24/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
07/22/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
09/09/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
01/02/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
03/24/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
01/04/2021...........................................         06/30/2024
10/04/2021...........................................         06/30/2024
12/31/2022...........................................         06/30/2024
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Automatic Extension of Forms I-94 and Forms I-797

    Also through this Federal Register notice, DHS automatically 
extends the validity periods of the Forms I-94 and Forms I-797 listed 
in Table 2 below previously issued to beneficiaries under the TPS 
designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and 
Nepal. These extensions apply only if the TPS beneficiary properly 
filed for re-registration during either the most recent DHS-announced 
registration period for their country,\4\ or any applicable previous 
DHS-announced re-registration periods for the beneficiary's country,\5\ 
or has a re-registration application that remains pending. This notice 
does not extend the validity periods of Forms I-94 or Forms I-797 for 
any TPS beneficiary who failed to file for TPS re-registration during 
one of the applicable previous DHS-announced re-registration periods, 
or for whom a re-registration request has been denied. In addition, the 
extensions do not apply for any beneficiary from whom TPS has been 
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    \4\ DHS issued a new designation period for Haiti TPS on Aug. 3, 
2021 and Sudan TPS on Apr. 19, 2022. The registration periods end on 
Feb. 3, 2023 and Oct. 19, 2023, respectively.
    \5\ El Salvador: July 8-Sept. 6, 2016, or Jan. 18-March 19, 
2018;
    Haiti: Aug. 25-Oct. 26, 2015, May 24-July 24, 2017, or Jan. 18-
March 19, 2018;
    Honduras: May 16-July 16, 2016; Dec. 15, 2017-Feb. 13, 2018 or 
June 5-Aug. 6, 2018;
    Nepal: Oct. 26-Dec. 27, 2016 or May 22-July 23, 2018;
    Nicaragua: May 16-July 15, 2016 or Dec. 15, 2017-Feb. 13, 2018;
    Sudan: Jan. 25-March 25, 2016 or Oct. 11, 2017-Dec. 11, 2017.
    \6\ Your Forms I-94 and I-797 may show a different beginning 
date of validity than those listed here if you were a late initial 
filer (LIF) at the time because the forms would have the date of 
approval of your LIF application for TPS. As long as they bear an 
end date of validity listed in this chart, then they are 
automatically extended by this Notice.

                                   Table 2--Affected Forms I-94 and I-797 \6\
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                                                                                                  Validity of
                                             Beginning date of                                 Forms I-94 and  I-
                Country                          validity:            End date of validity:       797 extended
                                                                                                    through:
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El Salvador............................  Sept. 10, 2016...........  March 9, 2018............         06/30/2024
                                         March 10, 2018...........  Sept. 9, 2019............         06/30/2024
                                         Sept. 10, 2019...........  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
Haiti..................................  Jan. 23, 2016............  July 22, 2017............         06/30/2024
                                         July 23, 2017............  Jan. 22, 2018............         06/30/2024
                                         Jan. 23, 2018............  July 22, 2019............         06/30/2024
                                         July 23, 2019............  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
Honduras...............................  July 6, 2016.............  Jan. 5, 2018.............         06/30/2024
                                         Jan. 6, 2018.............  July 5, 2018.............         06/30/2024
                                         July 6, 2018.............  Jan. 5, 2020.............         06/30/2024
                                         Jan. 6, 2020.............  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
Nepal..................................  Dec. 25, 2016............  June 24, 2018............         06/30/2024
                                         June 25, 2018............  June 24, 2019............         06/30/2024
                                         June 25, 2019............  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
Nicaragua..............................  July 6, 2016.............  Jan. 5, 2018.............         06/30/2024
                                         Jan. 6, 2018.............  Jan. 5, 2019.............         06/30/2024
                                         Jan. 6, 2019.............  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
Sudan..................................  May 3, 2016..............  Nov. 2, 2017.............         06/30/2024
                                         Nov. 3, 2017.............  Nov. 2, 2018.............         06/30/2024
                                         Nov. 3, 2018.............  Oct. 4, 2021.............         06/30/2024
                                         Oct. 5, 2021.............  Dec. 31, 2022............         06/30/2024
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Application Procedures

    Current beneficiaries covered by the court orders that continue the 
TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, 
and Sudan do not need to pay a fee or file any application, including 
Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), to maintain 
their TPS benefits through June 30, 2024 under this notice, provided 
that they have properly re-registered for TPS during either the most 
recent DHS-announced registration period for their country,\7\ or any 
applicable previous re-registration period described in Footnote 5. In 
the case of TPS beneficiaries under the prior Haiti and Sudan 
designations, re-registering under the applicable previous re-
registration period in Footnote 5 is sufficient to qualify for the 
extension in this notice.
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    \7\ DHS issued a new designation period for Haiti TPS on Aug. 3, 
2021 and Sudan TPS on Apr. 19, 2022. The registration periods end on 
Feb. 3, 2023 and Oct. 19, 2023, respectively.
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    Although there is no need to pay a fee or file an application to 
qualify for this extension, in order to secure TPS pursuant to the new 
Haiti or Sudan designations, eligible individuals must apply before the 
close of the registration period on February 3, 2023 under the new 
Haiti designation and October 19, 2023 under the new Sudan designation. 
Eligible individuals for the new TPS Haiti or Sudan designations are 
strongly encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to 
ensure that their TPS continues beyond the court-ordered extensions and 
without any gaps in status.
    TPS beneficiaries who have failed to re-register properly for TPS 
during any of these re-registration periods may still file an 
Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821) but must 
demonstrate ``good cause'' for failing to re-register on time, as 
required by law. See INA section 244(c)(3)(C) (TPS beneficiary's 
failure to register without good cause in form and manner specified by 
DHS is a ground for TPS withdrawal); 8 CFR 244.17(b) and Form I-821 
instructions.\8\
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    \8\ An applicant for TPS Haiti who applies under the procedures 
announced in the Notice regarding the new TPS designation of Haiti 
at 86 FR 41863 (Aug. 3, 2021) is an initial applicant and does not 
have to demonstrate ``good cause'' for failing to re-register under 
prior TPS Haiti designations. Similarly, an applicant for TPS Sudan 
who applies under the procedures announced in the Notice regarding 
the new TPS designation of Sudan at 87 FR 23202 (April 19, 2022) is 
an initial applicant and does not have to demonstrate ``good cause'' 
for failing to re-register under prior TPS Sudan designations.
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    Any currently eligible beneficiary who does not presently have a 
pending EAD application under the TPS designations for El Salvador, 
Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras or Nepal may file Form I-765 with the 
appropriate fee or a fee waiver request in order to obtain a new EAD 
with a printed expiration date of June 30, 2024. However, applicants 
under the Haiti 2021 and Sudan 2022 new TPS designations may also file 
Form I-821 for TPS and, if eligible, receive an EAD with a printed 
expiration date that correlates with those new designations.

Possible Future Actions

    In order to comply with statutory requirements for TPS while the 
district courts' orders or any superseding court orders concerning the 
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal remain in effect, DHS may require 
these beneficiaries to re-register and will announce the re-
registration procedures in a future Federal Register notice. DHS has 
the authority to conduct TPS re-registration in accordance with INA 
section 244(c)(3)(C) and 8 CFR 244.17. Through the re-registration 
process, which is generally conducted every 12 to 18 months while a 
foreign state is designated for TPS, USCIS determines whether each TPS 
beneficiary is continuing to maintain individual eligibility for TPS, 
including but not limited to, the requirements related to disqualifying 
criminal or security issues. See id.; INA section 244(c)(2); 8 CFR 
244.2, 244.3, and 244.4 (describing individual TPS eligibility 
requirements, including mandatory criminal and security bars).
    The Secretary has already newly designated Haiti for TPS for 18 
months through February 3, 2023. See 86 FR 41863. Eligible Haitian 
nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually 
resided in Haiti) who wish to receive or continue their existing TPS 
through that date are encouraged to submit their applications for TPS 
by following the instructions in the Federal Register notice, 
Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, at 86 FR 41863. 
Failure to submit an application under the new designation of Haiti, 
however, does not affect the continuation of the validity of TPS and 
TPS documents through June 30, 2024 as described in this notice.
    Similarly, the Secretary has already newly designated Sudan for TPS 
for 18 months through October 19, 2023. See 87 FR 23202. Eligible 
Sudanese nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Sudan) who wish to receive or continue their 
existing TPS through that date are encouraged to submit their 
applications for TPS by following the instructions in the Federal 
Register notice, Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status, 
at 87 FR 23202. Failure to submit an application under the new 
designation of Sudan, however, does not affect the continuation of the 
validity of TPS and TPS documents through June 30, 2024 as described in 
this notice.
    The Government appealed both the Ramos and Saget preliminary 
injunctions. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Ninth Circuit ruled for the Government and vacated the Ramos 
preliminary injunction on September 14, 2020. However the preliminary 
injunction remains in effect because the appellate court has not issued 
its directive (i.e., the mandate) to the district court to implement 
the panel's decision. The plaintiffs have filed a request for a hearing 
en banc which is pending. The Saget case was dismissed as a result of 
the new TPS designation for Haiti on October 15, 2021.\9\
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    \9\ Order Approving Stipulation of Dismissal, dated Oct. 15, 
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    Should the Government ultimately prevail in its challenge to the 
Ramos preliminary injunction and absent any further change with respect 
to TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, or Nepal, the 
Secretary's determination to terminate TPS for any of those countries 
will take effect no earlier than 365 days from the issuance of any 
appellate mandate to the district court or upon the expiration of this 
Federal Register notice's extension of TPS-related documents on June 
30, 2024, whichever is later.\10\
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    \10\ The most recent litigation compliance Federal Register 
notice stated that, absent any further change in the TPS designation 
of El Salvador, the termination of the TPS designation for El 
Salvador would go into effect no earlier than 365 days after the 
issuance of any appellate court mandate. Absent any change in the 
TPS designations of Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, or Nepal, that 
notice further provided that such terminations would go into effect 
no earlier than 120 days after issuance of the appellate mandate. 
The notice also provided that, should the government move to vacate 
the Bhattarai order to stay proceedings in light of an appellate 
decision affirming the preliminary injunction in Ramos that suggests 
a basis on which to distinguish the determinations to terminate the 
TPS designations for Honduras and Nepal from the TPS terminations at 
issue in Ramos, TPS would remain in effect for Honduras and Nepal 
for at least 180 days following an order of the district court 
vacating the stay in proceedings. See 86 FR 50725, 50729 (Sept. 10, 
2021). DHS has since determined that absent any further action with 
respect to TPS for Nicaragua, Honduras, or Nepal, it is appropriate 
to apply the same minimum post-mandate 365-day effective date 
provision to the terminations of the existing designations for those 
countries as for El Salvador. This decision remains consistent with 
the parties' court-approved stipulations for implementing the 
current district court orders in Ramos and Bhattarai. (As noted, the 
Secretary has newly designated Sudan as well as Haiti for TPS 
eliminating the need for this minimum effective date provision for 
the challenged TPS terminations for those countries.)

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    The Secretary has announced new 18-month designations of Haiti and 
Sudan for TPS, which continue through February 3, 2023 and October 19, 
2023, respectively. Application procedures for TPS under the new Haiti 
and Sudan designations, including for individuals who currently have 
TPS pursuant to the court orders, are provided in the notices published 
at 86 FR 41863 and 87 FR 23202.

Additional Notes

    Nothing in this notice affects DHS's ongoing authority to determine 
on a case-by-case basis whether a TPS beneficiary continues to meet the 
eligibility requirements for TPS described in INA section 244(c) and 
the implementing regulations in part 244 of Title 8 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Notice of Compliance With the ``Order Enjoining the Implementation and 
Enforcement of Determinations To Terminate the TPS Designations for El 
Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan'' in Ramos and the ``Order To 
Stay Proceedings and Agreement To Stay the Determinations To Terminate 
the TPS Designations for Honduras and Nepal'' in Bhattarai

    The previously announced determinations to terminate the existing 
designations of TPS for El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the 2011 
designation of Haiti and the 2013 designation of Sudan \11\ will not be 
implemented or enforced unless and until the district court's order in 
Ramos is reversed and that reversal becomes final. As required by the 
order to stay proceedings in Bhattarai, DHS will not implement or 
enforce the previously announced determinations to terminate the 
existing TPS designations for Honduras and Nepal \12\ unless and until 
the district court's order in Ramos enjoining implementation and 
enforcement of the determinations to terminate the TPS designations for 
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and the 2011 designation of Haiti and 
the 2013 designation of Sudan is reversed and that reversal becomes 
final for some or all of the affected countries, or by other order of 
the court. Any termination of TPS-related documentation for 
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua, 
the 2011 designation of Haiti, the 2013 designation of Sudan, and the 
designations of Honduras, and Nepal will go into effect no earlier than 
either 365 days following the issuance of any mandate to the district 
court or June 30, 2024, whichever is later, as described in the 
``Possible Future Action'' section of this Federal Register notice.
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    \11\ See Termination of the Designation of El Salvador for 
Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 2654 (Jan. 18, 2018); Termination 
of the Designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status, 82 
FR 59636 (Dec. 15, 2017); Termination of the Designation of Sudan 
for Temporary Protected Status, 82 FR 47228 (Oct. 11, 2017): and 
Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected 
Status, 83 FR 2648 (Jan. 18, 2018).
    \12\ See Termination of the Designation of Honduras for 
Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 26074 (June 5, 2018); Termination 
of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 
23705 (May 22, 2018).
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    In further compliance with the still-valid district court orders, 
DHS is publishing this notice automatically extending the validity of 
the TPS-related documentation specified in the Supplementary 
Information section of this notice through June 30, 2024, for eligible 
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal. DHS will issue future notices, 
as necessary, that will continue TPS-related documentation for all 
affected beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Haiti, Honduras, and Nepal, so long as the Ramos 
preliminary injunction and Bhattarai order to stay proceedings remain 
in place; for Haiti as long as the Ramos preliminary injunction remains 
in place; or by other order of the court. However, should compliance 
with the Ramos and/or Bhattarai, court orders remain necessary, DHS may 
announce periodic re-registration procedures for eligible TPS 
beneficiaries in accordance with the INA and DHS regulations. DHS 
further continues its commitment to a transition period, as described 
above.
    All TPS beneficiaries must continue to maintain their TPS 
eligibility by meeting the requirements for TPS in INA section 244(c) 
and 8 CFR part 244. DHS will continue to adjudicate any pending TPS re-
registration and pending late initial applications for affected 
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua, 
Honduras, and Nepal. Nationals of Haiti and Sudan (and individuals 
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti or Sudan) 
are encouraged to apply under the new designations for Haiti and Sudan 
announced at 86 FR 41863 and 87 FR 23202. DHS will also continue to 
make appropriate individual TPS withdrawal decisions in accordance with 
existing procedures if an individual no longer maintains TPS 
eligibility. DHS will take appropriate steps to continue its compliance 
with the orders, and with all statutory requirements.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Approved Documentation To Demonstrate Continuation of Lawful Status and 
TPS-Related Employment Authorization

     Documentation automatically extended through this Federal 
Register notice dated November 16, 2022.
    [cir] Certain TPS-related documentation, including EADs, of 
affected beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, 
Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal, that are automatically 
extended through this Federal Register notice through June 30, 2024.
    [cir] Regardless of their country of birth, a beneficiary granted 
TPS under the designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, 
Honduras, or Nepal may show their EAD that has been automatically 
extended to their employer to demonstrate identity and continued TPS-
related employment eligibility to meet Employment Eligibility 
Verification (Form I-9) requirements. In addition, a beneficiary 
granted TPS under a designation for one of these countries may also 
choose to show an employer this Federal Register notice, which explains 
that their EAD has been automatically extended.
    [cir] As evidence of their lawful status, a TPS beneficiary may 
show their EAD that has been automatically extended, or Form I-94, or 
Form I-797, along with a copy of this Federal Register notice, to law 
enforcement, federal, state, and local government agencies, and private 
entities.
     Unexpired TPS-related EAD.
     Alternatively, a TPS beneficiary may choose to show other 
acceptable documents that are evidence of identity and employment 
eligibility as described in the instructions to Form I-9.

Am I eligible to receive an automatic extension of my current EAD using 
this Federal Register notice?

    Yes. Regardless of your country of birth, provided that you 
currently have a TPS-related EAD with the specified expiration dates 
below, this notice automatically extends your EAD as stated in Table 3 
below.

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                         Table 3--Affected EADs
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                                                       Then this Federal
 If your EAD has category code of A-12 or C-19 and an   Register notice
                 expiration date of:                    extends your EAD
                                                            through:
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07/22/2017...........................................         06/30/2024
11/02/2017...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
01/22/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
03/09/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
06/24/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
07/05/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
11/02/2018...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
04/02/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
06/24/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
07/22/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
09/09/2019...........................................         06/30/2024
01/02/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
01/05/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
03/24/2020...........................................         06/30/2024
01/04/2021...........................................         06/30/2024
10/04/2021...........................................         06/30/2024
12/31/2022...........................................         06/30/2024
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When hired, what documentation may I show to my employer as evidence of 
employment authorization and identity when completing Form I-9?

    You can find the Lists of Acceptable Documents on the Form I-9, 
Employment Eligibility Verification, as well as the Acceptable 
Documents web page at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents. Employers must complete Form I-9 to verify the identity and 
employment authorization of all new employees. Within three days of 
hire, employees must present acceptable documents to their employers as 
evidence of identity and employment authorization to satisfy Form I-9 
requirements.
    You may present any documentation from List A (which provides 
evidence of both your identity and employment authorization) or 
documentation from List B (which provides evidence of your identity) 
together with documentation from List C (which provides evidence of 
your employment authorization), or you may present an acceptable 
receipt as described in the Form I-9 Instructions. Employers may not 
reject a document based on a future expiration date. You can find 
additional information about Form I-9 on the I-9 Central web page at 
https://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central.
    An EAD is an acceptable document under List A. See the section 
``How do my employer and I complete Form I-9 using my automatically 
extended employment authorization for a new job?'' of this Federal 
Register notice for further information. If your EAD has one of the 
expiration dates in Table 4 and states A-12 or C-19 under Category, it 
has been extended automatically by virtue of this Federal Register 
notice, and you may choose to present it to your employer as proof of 
identity and employment eligibility for Form I-9 through June 30, 2024, 
unless your TPS has been withdrawn or your request for TPS has been 
denied. Your country of birth notated on the EAD does not have to 
reflect one of these TPS designated countries for you to be eligible 
for this extension.

                   Table 4--Affected EADs and Form I-9
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                                  Enter this date as
                                    the employment    Your employer must
If your EAD has category code of     authorization       reverify your
 A-12 or C-19 and an expiration   expiration date in      employment
            date of:               Section 1 of Form   authorization by:
                                         I-9:
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07/22/2017......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
11/02/2017......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/05/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/22/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
03/09/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
06/24/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
07/05/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
11/02/2018......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/05/2019......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
04/02/2019......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
06/24/2019......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
07/22/2019......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
09/09/2019......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/02/2020......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/05/2020......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
03/24/2020......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
01/04/2021......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
10/04/2021......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
12/31/2022......................          06/30/2024          07/01/2024
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What documentation may I present to my employer for Form I-9 if I am 
already employed but my current TPS-related EAD is set to expire?

    Even though we have automatically extended your EAD, your employer 
is required by law to ask you about your continued employment 
authorization. Your employer may need to re-inspect your automatically 
extended EAD to check the ``Card Expires'' date and Category code if 
your employer did not keep a copy of your EAD when you initially 
presented it. Once your employer has reviewed the ``Card Expires'' date 
and Category code, your employer should update the EAD expiration date 
in Section 2 of Form I-9. See the section, ``What updates should my 
current employer make to Form I-9 if my EAD has been automatically 
extended?'' of this Federal Register notice for further information. 
You may show this Federal Register notice to your employer to explain 
what to do for Form I-9 and to show that your EAD has been 
automatically extended through June 30, 2024 as indicated in the above 
chart, but you are not required to do so.
    The last day of the automatic EAD extension is June 30, 2024. 
Before you start work on July 1, 2024, your employer is required by law 
to reverify your employment authorization in Section 3 of Form I-9. By 
that time, you must present any document from List A or any document 
from List C on Form I-9, Lists of Acceptable Documents, or

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an acceptable List A or List C receipt described in the Form I-9 
instructions to reverify employment authorization.
    Your employer may not specify which List A or List C document you 
must present and cannot reject an acceptable receipt.

Can I obtain a new EAD?

    Yes, if you remain eligible for TPS and apply for a new EAD, you 
can obtain a new EAD. However, you do not need to apply for a new EAD 
in order to benefit from this automatic extension. If you are a 
beneficiary under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal and want to obtain a new EAD valid 
through June 30, 2024, then you must file Form I-765, Application for 
Employment Authorization, and pay the associated fee (or obtain a fee 
waiver). If you do not want a new EAD, you do not have to file Form I-
765 or pay the Form I-765 fee. If you do not want to request a new EAD 
now, you may file Form I-765 at a later date and pay the fee (or 
request a fee waiver), provided that you still have TPS or a pending 
TPS application.
    If you are unable to pay the application fee and/or biometric 
services fee, you may request a fee waiver by submitting a Request for 
Fee Waiver (Form I-912). For more information on the application forms 
and fees for TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS web page at https://www.uscis.gov/tps.
    If you have a Form I-821 and/or Form I-765 application that is 
still pending under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal, then you should not file either 
application again. If your pending Form I-821 is approved, you will be 
issued Forms I-797 and I-94 valid through June 30, 2024. Similarly, if 
you have a pending TPS-related Form I-765 that is approved, your new 
EAD will be valid through June 30, 2024. Your TPS itself continues as 
long as the preliminary injunction impacting your country's TPS 
designation remains in effect and in accordance with any relevant 
future Federal Register notices that DHS may issue respecting your 
country's TPS designation, or until your TPS is finally withdrawn for 
individual ineligibility under INA section 244(c), or the applicable 
TPS designation is terminated as discussed in the ``Possible Future 
Action'' section of this Federal Register notice.

Can my employer require that I provide any other documentation to prove 
my status, such as proof of my citizenship from El Salvador, Haiti, 
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal?

    No. When completing Form I-9, including reverifying employment 
authorization, employers must accept any documentation you choose to 
present from the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents that reasonably 
appears to be genuine and that relates to you, or an acceptable List A, 
List B, or List C receipt. Employers need not reverify List B identity 
documents. Employers may not request proof of citizenship or proof of 
re-registration for TPS when completing Form I-9 for new hires or 
reverifying the employment authorization of current employees. If you 
present an EAD that USCIS has automatically extended, employers should 
accept it as a valid List A document so long as the EAD reasonably 
appears to be genuine and to relate to you. Refer to the ``Note to 
Employees'' section of this Federal Register notice for important 
information about your rights if your employer rejects lawful 
documentation, requires additional documentation, or otherwise 
discriminates against you based on your citizenship or immigration 
status, or your national origin.

How do my employer and I complete Form I-9 using my automatically 
extended EAD for a new job?

    See Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what documentation may I 
show to my employer as evidence of employment authorization and 
identity when completing Form I-9?'' to determine if your EAD has been 
automatically extended.
    1. For Section 1, you should:
    a. Check ``An alien authorized to work until'' and enter June 30, 
2024, as the expiration date; and
    b. Enter your USCIS number or A-Number where indicated. (Your EAD 
or other document from DHS will have your USCIS number or A-Number 
printed on it; the USCIS number is the same as your A-Number without 
the A prefix).
    2. For Section 2, employers should:
    a. Determine if your EAD has been automatically extended by using 
Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what documentation may I show to 
my employer as evidence of employment authorization and identity when 
completing Form I-9?''
    b. Write in the document title;
    c. Enter the issuing authority;
    d. Provide the document number; and
    e. Write June 30, 2024, as the expiration date.
    Before the start of work on July 1, 2024, employers must reverify 
the employee's employment authorization on Form I-9.

What updates should my current employer make to Form I-9 if my 
employment authorization has been automatically extended?

    If you presented a TPS-related EAD that was valid when you first 
started your job and USCIS has automatically extended your EAD, your 
employer may need to re-inspect your current EAD if they do not have a 
copy of the EAD on file. See Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what 
documentation may I show to my employer as evidence of employment 
authorization and identity when completing Form I-9?'' to determine if 
your EAD has been automatically extended. The employer may not rely on 
the country of birth listed on the card to determine whether you are 
eligible for this extension. If your employer determines that USCIS has 
automatically extended your EAD, your employer should update Section 2 
of your previously completed Form I-9 as follows:
    1. Write EAD EXT and June 30, 2024, as the last day of the 
automatic extension in the Additional Information field; and
    2. Initial and date the correction.

    Note: This is not considered a reverification. Employers should 
not reverify an employee until either this notice's automatic 
extension of EADs has ended, or the employee presents a new document 
to show continued employment authorization, whichever is sooner. By 
July 1, 2024, when the employee's automatically extended EAD has 
expired, employers are required by law to reverify the employee's 
employment authorization in Section 3.

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, how do I verify a new 
employee whose EAD has been automatically extended?

    Employers may create a case in E-Verify for a new employee by 
entering the number from the Document Number field and the date from 
the Expiration Date field on Form I-9 into the Document Number and 
Expiration Date fields in E-Verify. Employers should ensure that they 
entered June 30, 2024, as the expiration date for EADs that have been 
automatically extended under this Federal Register notice on both the 
employee's Form I-9 and their E-Verify case.

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If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, what do I do when I receive a 
``Work Authorization Documents Expiration'' alert for an automatically 
extended EAD?

    E-Verify has automated the verification process for TPS-related 
EADs that USCIS has automatically extended. If you have employees who 
provided a TPS-related EAD when they first started working for you, you 
will receive a ``Work Authorization Documents Expiring'' case alert 
when the auto-extension period for this EAD is about to expire. Before 
this employee starts work on July 1, 2024, you must reverify their 
employment authorization on Form I-9. Employers may not use E-Verify 
for reverification.

If I already have TPS for Haiti or Sudan, do I need to apply under the 
new TPS designation for Haiti or Sudan?

    TPS beneficiaries under the Haiti and Sudan designations whose TPS 
has been continued pursuant to court orders, and as described in this 
notice, are strongly encouraged to apply for TPS before the close of 
the registration period on February 3, 2023 and October 19, 2023, 
respectively, following the instructions in the August 3, 2021 Federal 
Register notice regarding the new Designation of Haiti for Temporary 
Protected Status at 86 FR 41863 or the April 19, 2022 Federal Register 
notice regarding the new Designation for Sudan for Temporary Protected 
Status at 87 FR 23202, respectively. Eligible individuals are strongly 
encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to ensure that 
their TPS continues beyond the court-ordered extensions and without any 
gaps in status.
    If you are found eligible for TPS under the new Haiti or Sudan 
designations, your TPS will continue through February 3, 2023 and 
October 19, 2023, respectively, even if the current court order in 
Ramos that continues TPS is no longer in effect.

Note to All Employers

    Employers are reminded that the laws requiring proper employment 
eligibility verification and prohibiting unfair immigration-related 
employment practices remain in full force. This Federal Register notice 
does not supersede or in any way limit applicable employment 
verification rules and policy guidance, including those rules setting 
forth reverification requirements. For general questions about the 
employment eligibility verification process, employers may call USCIS 
at 888-464-4218 (TTY 877-875-6028) or email USCIS at 
[email protected]. USCIS accepts calls and emails in English and 
many other languages. For questions about avoiding discrimination 
during the employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9 and E-
Verify), employers may call the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil 
Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) Employer 
Hotline at 800-255-8155 (TTY 800-237-2515). IER offers language 
interpretation in numerous languages. Employers may also email IER at 
[email protected].

Note to Employees

    For general questions about the employment eligibility verification 
process, employees may call USCIS at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-875-6028) or 
email USCIS at [email protected]. USCIS accepts calls in 
English, Spanish, and many other languages. Employees or applicants may 
also call the IER Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515) for 
information regarding employment discrimination based upon citizenship, 
immigration status, or national origin, including discrimination 
related to Form I-9 and E-Verify. The IER Worker Hotline provides 
language interpretation in numerous languages.
    To comply with the law, employers must accept any document or 
combination of documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 
documentation reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the 
employee, or an acceptable List A, List B, or List C receipt as 
described in the Form I-9 instructions. Employers may not require extra 
or additional documentation beyond what is required for Form I-9 
completion. Further, employers participating in E-Verify who receive an 
E-Verify case result of ``Tentative Nonconfirmation'' (mismatch) must 
promptly inform employees of the mismatch and give such employees an 
opportunity to take action to resolve the mismatch. A Tentative 
Nonconfirmation case result means that the information entered into E-
Verify from an employee's Form I-9 differs from records available to 
DHS.
    Employers may not terminate, suspend, delay training, withhold or 
lower pay, or take any other adverse action against an employee because 
of a mismatch while the case is still pending with E-Verify. A Final 
Nonconfirmation (FNC) case result is received when E-Verify cannot 
verify an employee's employment eligibility. An employer may terminate 
employment based on a case result of FNC. Work-authorized employees who 
receive an FNC may call USCIS for assistance at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-
875-6028). For more information about E-Verify-related discrimination 
or to report an employer for discrimination in the E-Verify process 
based on citizenship, immigration status, or national origin, contact 
IER's Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515). Additional 
information about proper nondiscriminatory Form I-9 and E-Verify 
procedures is available on the IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ier and on the USCIS and E-Verify websites at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central and https://www.e-verify.gov.

Note Regarding Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies (Such as 
Departments of Motor Vehicles)

    For Federal purposes, if you present an automatically extended EAD 
as referenced in this Federal Register notice, you do not need to show 
any other document, such as a Form I-797C, Notice of Action reflecting 
receipt of a Form I-765 EAD renewal application or this Federal 
Register notice, to prove that you qualify for this extension. While 
federal government agencies must follow the guidelines laid out by the 
federal government, State and local government agencies establish their 
own rules and guidelines when granting certain benefits. Each state may 
have different laws, requirements, and determinations about what 
documents you need to provide to prove eligibility for certain 
benefits. Whether you are applying for a Federal, State, or local 
government benefit, you may need to provide the government agency with 
documents that show you are a TPS beneficiary, show you are authorized 
to work based on TPS or other status, or may be used by DHS to 
determine whether you have TPS or other immigration status. Examples of 
such documents are:
     Your current EAD;
     Your continued EAD with a TPS category code of A-12 or C-
19 and an expiration date shown in Table 3 in the question ``Am I 
eligible to receive an automatic extension of my current EAD using this 
Federal Register notice?'' even if your country of birth noted on the 
EAD does not reflect one of these TPS designated countries; or
     Your Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record;
     Your Form I-797, Notice of Action, reflecting approval of 
your Form I-765; or
     Form I-797 or Form I-797C, Notice of Action, reflecting 
approval or receipt of a past or current Form I-821.
    Check with the government agency requesting documentation regarding 
which document(s) the agency will

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accept. Some Federal, State and local government agencies use the USCIS 
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE) program 
to confirm the current immigration status of applicants for public 
benefits.
    While SAVE can verify that an individual has TPS, each agency's 
procedures govern whether they will accept an unexpired EAD, Form I-
797, Form I-797C, or Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. If an agency 
accepts the type of TPS-related document you present, such as an EAD, 
the agency should accept your automatically extended TPS-related 
document, regardless of your country of birth. It may assist the agency 
if you:
    a. Give the agency a copy of this Federal Register notice showing 
the extension of TPS-related documentation, in addition to your most 
recent TPS-related document with your A-Number or USCIS number;
    b. Explain that SAVE will be able to verify the continuation of 
your TPS using this information; and
    c. Ask the agency to initiate a SAVE query with your information 
and follow through with additional verification steps, if necessary, to 
get a final SAVE response verifying your TPS.
    You can also ask the agency to look for SAVE notices or contact 
SAVE if they have any questions about your immigration status or 
automatic extension of TPS-related documentation. In most cases, SAVE 
provides an automated electronic response to benefit-granting agencies 
within seconds, but, occasionally, verification can be delayed.
    You can check the status of your SAVE verification by using 
CaseCheck at https://save.uscis.gov/casecheck/. CaseCheck is a free 
service that lets you follow the progress of your SAVE verification 
case using your date of birth and one immigration identifier number (A-
Number, USCIS number, or Form I-94 number) or Verification Case 
Number). If an agency has denied your application based solely or in 
part on a SAVE response, the agency must offer you the opportunity to 
appeal the decision in accordance with the agency's procedures. If the 
agency has received and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE verification 
case and you do not believe the SAVE response is correct, the SAVE 
website, http://www.uscis.gov/save, has detailed information on how to 
make corrections or update your immigration record, make an 
appointment, or submit a written request to correct records.

[FR Doc. 2022-24984 Filed 11-10-22; 5:15 pm]
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