Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Mullin v. Doe, allowing the Trump administration to move forward with stripping Temporary Protected Status from roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, despite ongoing dangers in both countries. The ruling is causing ripple effects across communities and the broader economy, with the home health care industry bearing a brunt of the impact.
The Supreme Court decision comes alongside DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s appearance before Congress earlier this week, as the Trump administration continues seeking tens of billions in additional taxpayer funding, to continue implementing their mass deportation agenda, spearheaded by Stephen Miller and President Trump.
Mullin has the authority to extend deportation protection for TPS holders. Doing so would prevent the decimation of a health care industry that millions of seniors and home health care facilities across America rely upon. It would also prevent the destruction of hundreds of thousands of families that help drive local economies through their significant purchasing power, not to mention the terrorizing of children who now face even more trauma as their families are ripped apart.
According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice:
“Yesterday’s ruling on TPS pulls the rug out from under families and businesses and is as inhumane as it is economically asinine. Trump and the GOP will have to face the consequences for more disruption to our economy, higher prices and fewer services. And Americans will further suffer the consequences as their caretakers, friends, and co-workers are removed from their communities. As we approach the 250th anniversary of this country, this decision represents yet another stain on the fabric of our “melting pot” nation, which was built and is sustained by the contributions of immigrants.”
Below are several recent stories that showcase the negative harms that the SCOTUS TPS ruling coupled with the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda will have on our economy/industries and communities:
- The New York Times, “How the Supreme Court Decision Upends Life for Thousands of Migrants,” noted, “The Supreme Court’s decision will fall most heavily in the health care industry, where Haitians in particular have been concentrated, especially in elder care facilities. Health care has been the American economy’s fastest-growing industry for years now, and the vacancy rate is substantially higher than it is for others, so finding new workers on short notice will be very difficult. “Providers will have to make tough choices, which could include limiting nursing home admissions, closing units or turning away requests for home health and home care, until the vacant jobs are filled,” said Katie Smith Sloan, chief executive of LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit aging services providers.
- In a recent opinion piece in The New York Times, “ICE Is Killing Jobs for Americans, Not Creating Them ,” senior fellow and a research vice president in the global economy and development program at the Brookings Institution Marcela Escobari noted, “The Trump administration has argued that mass immigration enforcement will free millions of jobs for Americans by reducing competition from foreigners. The opposite is true. Despite the administration’s claims, a recent study, which I helped write, shows that the crackdown on immigrants has not unlocked jobs for Americans. During the first nine months of 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations led directly to at least 668,000 lost jobs across 86 U.S. metropolitan areas.
- KFF Health News, “Hospitals, Hospices, Nursing Homes Brace For Loss Of Thousands Of Immigrant Workers After Supreme Court Ruling,” noted, “Healthcare leaders warned that elderly care would bear the brunt of the ruling, which lets the Trump administration end temporary protections for more than 350,000 people from Haiti and Syria. At least one Republican, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, said the ruling “will create a crisis” in healthcare.”
- The Columbus Dispatch, “Haitian immigrants in Ohio face ‘very sad situation’ as SCOTUS lets Trump end TPS,” noted, “Springfield Mayor Rob Rue acknowledged the uncertainty the ruling creates for many local families in a statement released June 25.”Many of the individuals affected by this decision are our neighbors, coworkers, business owners, taxpayers and parents,” Rue said in the statement. “They contribute to our local economy, support our schools, strengthen our neighborhoods and have become part of the fabric of Springfield.” While the city will follow federal law, Rue said Springfield’s priority remains “the safety and well-being of all residents.” “Court decisions may shape policy, but the strength of a community is shaped by the people who show up every day to build it,” Rue said. “Springfield will not lose sight of that.””
- McKnights Senior Living, “‘Confounding and heartbreaking’: Provider groups decry Supreme Court decision that could see the departure of immigrant workers,” noted, “LeadingAge said the decision puts older adults and senior living and care providers in an “untenable position.” “Staff and caregivers who support older adults every day — legal employees who in some of our communities represent 8% or more of the entire workforce — can now lose their jobs overnight,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said in a statement. “There is no workforce waiting in the wings capable of replacing the long-standing relationships, in some cases built over years and even decades, that are so vital to quality care.” Sloan urged the Senate to immediately take up the House-passed Haiti TPS extension, “because the alternative is an unnecessary hobbling of our country’s care system at a time when our population is aging rapidly and demand for care and services is growing.”
