Trump’s Immigration Fight Threatens Haitian Elder-Care Workers

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Thousands of Haitian immigrants who take care of ill and aging Americans could soon be forced to leave the US. Their departure, some nursing-home operators and Republican lawmakers fear, would unleash a healthcare disaster.

The Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of its current term whether the Trump administration can revoke the temporary protected status, known as TPS, of about 350,000 Haitian nationals. The court’s ruling is also expected to affect immigrants who fled turmoil in Venezuela, Syria, El Salvador and other countries.

Haitians were first granted TPS after the Caribbean nation was rocked ...