Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026
The Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 is bipartisan, bicameral legislation that recognizes the dire conditions facing Afghan allies if they are returned to Afghanistan by designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan until July 2029.
In the years following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, thousands of U.S.-affiliated and at-risk Afghans were evacuated to the United States and received temporary protections allowing them to live and work in the U.S. Approximately 11,700 Afghans received this temporary protection after significant vetting. On July 22, 2025, TPS for Afghanistan ended, despite the country remaining at a Level 4 Do Not Travel Advisory by the Department of State and countless verified reports of Taliban abuses. This left thousands of Afghan evacuees in limbo and forced many of our allies to seek other forms of protections in the United States or risk being returned to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to face potentially deadly consequences.
To ensure our Afghan allies in the United States are authorized to continue living and working without fear of being deported back to the Taliban, Congress must pass the Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026.
The Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 supports our Afghan allies and U.S. security by:
Designating Afghanistan for TPS until July 1, 2029.
Enabling Afghan evacuees in the United States to apply for TPS, undergo vetting, and receive temporary work authorization, providing stability and boosting the U.S. economy.
Requiring applicants to submit to extensive vetting, including biometric screenings and national security background checks.
Allowing Afghan allies seeking other forms of lasting protection, such as Special Immigrant Visas, to be allowed to work and remain in the United States while their applications process.
Ensuring our Afghan allies and those most at-risk are not deported back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, denying our adversaries unnecessary propaganda victories and bolstering U.S. international standing and security.
This legislation does not provide Afghan nationals outside the United States an immigration pathway, nor does it provide permanent status for those in the United States. Instead, it provides critical, temporary protection allowing those who pass vetting to live and work with stability and safety.
Cosponsor the Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 today. To cosponsor, please contact Rep. Crow (Mackenzie.Fallt@mail.house.gov) or Sen. Coons (Saurabh_Sanghvi@judiciary-dem.senate.gov).
For more information on the Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 or our work with wartime allies, please contact No One Left Behind’s Director of Advocacy, Sonia Norton, at soniacn@nooneleft.org.
