DHS Ends TPS for 350,000 Haitians, Triggering Mass Layoffs Across Airports and Nursing Homes
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 31
DHS Ends TPS for 350,000 Haitians, Triggering Mass Layoffs Across Airports and Nursing Homes
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 31
Summary
DHS this week told employers Haiti’s TPS was terminated effective immediately, and firings spread across airports, nursing homes, schools and security jobs from Florida and New York to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The layoffs followed a Supreme Court ruling a month ago allowing the Trump administration to end the program, but attorneys for Haitian TPS holders say lower courts have not formally implemented that decision, creating confusion for employers.
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport alone, 132 Haitian TPS holders were working as of Monday; nursing homes cut shifts, closed wings and raised sign-on bonuses from $2,000 to $6,000 to replace lost staff.
Business groups and unions warned the move could disrupt summer travel, elder care and hospitality, while opponents say removing about 200,000 Haitian workers from payrolls will hit local economies and tax revenue.