The end of US work authorizations for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is threatening to leave short-staffed nursing homes, hospitals and home-care agencies with even fewer caregivers.
Employment permits for more than 350,000 people covered by Temporary Protected Status could begin expiring Friday after last month’s Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to end programs for Haitian and Syrian nationals. The exact timeline may depend on further action by immigration authorities and courts, but employers have little choice but to begin removing affected workers from their payrolls.
An attendee holds a sign during a rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York on July 9.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
The workers and some of the healthcare facilities that employ them …