El Salvador's Temporary Protected Status is set to expire while DHS has not published the legally required Federal Register notice to officially terminate it. Federal law required Secretary Markwayne Mullin to announce a renew-or-end decision by July 11, 2026, and missing that deadline may trigger an automatic six-month extension. More than 170,000 Salvadorans could lose their ability to legally work in the U.S. as USCIS and E-Verify tell employers to treat September 9 as the cutoff despite no formal termination order existing.