On May 28, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a Federal Register notice automatically extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon for six months, from May 28, 2026, through November 27, 2026. Employment Authorization Documents that were already issued under Lebanon’s TPS designation will automatically be valid through November 27, 2026.
DHS explained that former Secretary Kristi Noem and current Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who was sworn in on March 24, 2026, “were unable to make an informed determination on Lebanon’s TPS designation by the March 28, 2026 statutory deadline due to the dynamic and quickly unfolding events in Lebanon that required a new review of country conditions and impacted the ability to provide information for Secretarial consideration.”
