El Salvador TPS After September 9: What "Retain Protection" Means for Your Job, Your I-9 and Your Travel
El Salvador's TPS designation reached its end date on September 9, 2026 with no Federal Register notice either way. DHS says holders "retain protection," but USCIS's own pages disagree with each other. Here is what the TPS statute says happens when DHS misses its deadline, what employers are being told about Form I-9, and the choices worth avoiding until there is a formal notice.