Nursing home group asks for exemptions for Haitians working in Florida facilities

A woman uses a walker as she exits an assisted living building at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. Rebecca Blackwell/AP

WLRN Public Media | By Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix

The state’s largest nursing home association has asked the Department of Homeland Security to consider allowing Haitians with temporary protected status (TPS) to continue to work in long-term care and pursue “available lawful immigration pathways.”

Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals nationwide hold TPS, of whom half are estimated to live in Florida.

This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org

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