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

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 488

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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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.

“If roughly one in five Haitian TPS holders works in healthcare occupations, as national workforce analyses indicate, as many as 35,000 healthcare workers …

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