Washington, D.C. – Nursing homes and senior care providers are warning that last week’s Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians could worsen staffing shortages across long-term care.
Axios reported that Haitian TPS holders include an estimated 13,000 nursing assistants and 8,000 caregivers, according to Americans for Immigrant Justice. Provider groups said some communities rely heavily on these workers, especially in South Florida, Massachusetts, and New York.
Temporary Protected Status allows immigrants from countries affected by war, disaster, or instability to live and work legally in the United States. The Supreme Court ruling lets the administration end protections for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians.
LeadingAge, which represents aging-services providers, warned that facilities may have to limit admissions, close units, or reject home-care requests if affected workers lose authorization and cannot be replaced quickly.
The Trump administration defended the ruling, arguing TPS had been used as a form of “backdoor amnesty.” Immigrant-rights advocates and some providers are urging Congress to extend protections and work authorization for Haitian nationals.
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