I have been following this litigation closely and writing about it on LinkedIn as it developed, because so many families I work with are touched by it. On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court decided Mullin v. Doe, ruling 6 to 3 that the Department of Homeland Security may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria. Roughly 350,000 Haitians and several thousand Syrians are directly affected. More importantly for everyone else, the Court held that the Secretary’s decision to end a TPS designation rests in the Secretary’s broad discretion, leaving courts very little room to intervene.

The immediate consequences are severe. Under prior USCIS guidance, work authorization tied to these designations was expected to lapse around July 1, 2026, absent new agency action, and employers using E-Verify have been receiving notices. The ripple effects reach further: pending challenges to terminations for other countries, including Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, and others, now face a much steeper path, and the administration has already moved against most designations. If you hold TPS from any country, understand where the professional consensus sits: many immigration attorneys, and I am one of them, believe TPS is likely to end during the Trump administration, unless Congress acts or the administration changes after the next election. Plan on that basis, and do not wait.

Here is the point I keep making to clients: TPS was never a path to a green card. It shields you from removal and lets you work, but it builds toward nothing by itself. What many TPS holders do have, and have never had screened, are other options: a family petition through a U.S. citizen or resident spouse, parent, or adult child; employment sponsorship; asylum, where the one-year deadline rules require careful analysis for long-term residents; U or T visas for victims of crime or trafficking; and, for some, adjustment questions that turn on how they entered and traveled. Congress could still act; the House has passed an extension for Haiti, but the Senate has not, and hope is not a plan.

Do not wait until enforcement is at your door to think about this. Screening takes time, filings take longer, and the options narrow as circumstances change. Gather your documents, including your TPS approvals, work permits, entry records, and family records, and get a full evaluation of every path available to you.

If you or a family member holds TPS from any country, have your other options screened now, before enforcement forces the question. Call or text 512.761.8479.

Asylum cases are won or lost in preparation. That means assembling credible, well-organized evidence: country-conditions documentation, corroborating records, and testimony that holds together under questioning. It also means understanding which track you are on. Affirmative asylum is filed with USCIS when you are not in removal proceedings; defensive asylum is raised in immigration court when you are. The two follow different timelines and strategies, and recent policy shifts have affected them differently.

One point I stress with every client: consistency matters enormously. Your application, your documents, and your testimony must tell the same story. Inconsistencies, including on social media, can seriously damage an otherwise strong claim. Assume that what you have posted publicly can and will be compared against what you file.

Finally, do not look at asylum in isolation. Depending on your situation, other forms of humanitarian relief may fit better or serve as a backstop: withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, Temporary Protected Status, or the U and T visas for victims of crime and trafficking. Each has different requirements and deadlines, and several have been affected by recent policy and court decisions. I evaluate the full range of relief, not just one door.

If you have a hearing or interview coming up, do not wait to get your case organized. Call or text 512.761.8479.

Asylum protects people who have suffered persecution, or who have a well-founded fear of future persecution, on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. But the strongest claim in the world can be lost to a calendar: generally, you must apply within one year of your last arrival in the United States, with only limited exceptions for changed or extraordinary circumstances.

Here is the trap I am seeing right now. When the government slows or pauses decision-making, applicants assume the clock has stopped too. It has not. The one-year deadline still applies even during periods when adjudications are frozen, so waiting for processing conditions to improve before filing can bar your claim entirely.

The government has also introduced fees in this area, including, in some circumstances, a recurring annual fee while a case remains pending, with consequences for non-payment. These amounts and rules keep changing, so rather than rely on a figure you read online, have someone confirm the current fees and deadlines that apply to your case.

If you believe you may qualify for asylum, the time to talk to a lawyer is now, not when conditions feel calmer. Call or text 512.761.8479.