Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Current TPS designations and terminations, re-registration windows, and the interplay between TPS and other immigration relief.

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TPS

TPS End Dates After the Supreme Court Ruling: What Happens Next

After the Supreme Court freed the administration to end TPS, here are the remaining end dates and what losing TPS actually does to your status.

Aug 5, 2026 • 5 min read

Travel documents on a table, representing the risk of domestic air travel for people on TPS or out of status.

TPS

Domestic Travel on TPS or Out of Status: the Detention Risk

Flying within the U.S. on TPS or while out of status carries a real detention risk in 2026. Even a domestic airport can put you in front of an officer who can start removal.

Jul 28, 2026 • 4 min read

Steps of a U.S. federal courthouse, representing individual named-plaintiff litigation over paused immigration benefits.

Asylum

Why a Named Lawsuit Still Beats the Rhode Island Ruling for Paused Cases

The Rhode Island vacatur helps everyone on paper. Jim Hacking argues a named-plaintiff suit still moves a paused asylee green card faster. Here's why.

Jul 3, 2026 • 7 min read

A Form I-512T travel authorization document and a passport with a CBP entry stamp.

TPS

TPS Travel Now Counts as Admission. The 245(c) Bars Don't Care.

USCIS rescinded Matter of Z-R-Z-C- in 2022, so a TPS holder who returns on Form I-512T is now 'inspected and admitted' for INA § 245(a). That fixes the entry problem — not the unlawful-status, unauthorized-work, and continuous-lawful-status bars in INA § 245(c) that quietly disqualify most pending-asylum and out-of-status applicants.

Jun 10, 2026 • 7 min read