Florida Haitians with TPS Fear Deportation as Caregivers and Families Face Growing Uncertainty
The ruling could force about 330,000 Haitians to lose work permits and protection as advocates urge Congress to act.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow President Donald Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for approximately 330,000 Haitians living in the United States.
- Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion rejecting claims that the administration's action was motivated by racial animus, affirming Congress created TPS for humanitarian relief but gave executive power to end designations.
- Healthcare experts warn the decision will exacerbate staffing shortages; TPS recipients represent 15% of all noncitizen healthcare workers, with about 13,000 Haitian nursing assistants currently caring for 65,000 patients daily.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could soon begin mass deportations, leaving families at risk of separation. "That won't prevent ICE to deport folks," said Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Support Center.
- Haitian advocacy groups are planning rallies across the country this week in response to the ruling. U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler warned that "Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis" in hospitals and care facilities.
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Members of the Haitian community hold signs in support for the extension of TPS and against deportation. The Family Action Network Movement, alongside South Florida partners, led a rally on Sunday, April 26, 2026, calling on federal decision-makers to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals at the MoCA Plaza in North Miami, Fla. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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