TPS Lapse Threatens Haitian Caregivers and the Seniors Who Depend on Them

A Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is rippling across the U.S. caregiving industry, according to AP News in a July 31, 2026 report. The ruling specifically pertained to 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, but immigration advocates say it could ultimately apply to some 1.3 million people from 17 countries. Nursing homes, home health agencies and families told AP they fear losing trusted workers who help older and disabled Americans with daily life. Immigrants are overrepresented in caregiving roles: about one in five U.S. workers is foreign born, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while roughly one-third of home health aides are immigrants, according to the nonprofit PHI. AP cited cases including Solange French, 91, who relies on Haitian aide Martha Nelson, and The Arc Rockland in New York, which stands to lose 19 caregivers with TPS. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance affirming TPS was over, though some attorneys and unions argue work authorization remains until lower courts lift an injunction. This is a developing, single-source account; details may change.