Haitian caregivers laid off in the US after TPS ends
In the United States, after Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ended, employers are laying off care workers who have lost the right to work legally in the country. In particular, the nonprofit organization AHRC Nassau on Long Island laid off 19 Haitian employees, including the caregiver of 23-year-old Michael Mancuso, who has a disability, BBC News reports.
Michael’s mother, Linda Mancuso, said that her son does not speak and requires round-the-clock care. According to her, a worker named Jean helped him with everyday tasks, including hygiene, meals and putting on shoes. Jean was laid off at the end of July along with 18 other Haitians when his TPS expired.
Decision on temporary protection
The administration of President Donald Trump announced the termination of TPS for Haitians in June 2025. The legal dispute over this decision reached the US Supreme Court, which backed the administration. This cleared the way for 350,000 Haitians to lose their status at the end of July. After that, TPS holders can no longer legally work in the United States and face the risk of deportation.
A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security told the BBC that temporary protection is temporary by its nature. He also called false the claim that the healthcare system can be supported only by allowing unvetted undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.
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Shortage of care workers
Kezia Scales, vice president for policy and research at the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, noted that Haiti is among the top five countries of origin for immigrants working in direct care. According to her, even before TPS ended, the sector faced staff shortages and long waiting lists for home aide and care facility services.
AHRC Nassau CEO Stenfort Perry said the organization laid off 19 Haitian workers this year and another 22 last year amid other immigration restrictions. He stressed that finding, training and preparing one worker to care for people with intellectual disabilities takes months.
At Jewish Community Services of South Florida, after 18 Haitian workers with TPS were lost, other aides have been forced to work overtime. Organization representative Sarah Katzenstein said this has been especially painful for elderly clients, including Holocaust survivors who had used the services of the same caregivers for years. The organization supports Senate bill No. 4814 to extend TPS for Haitians, but its consideration in the Senate was blocked by Republican opposition.
