Issued August 5, 2026

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WASHINGTON - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Rocío Sáenz issued the following statement in response to the District of Columbia lower court’s order implementing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.  SEIU is  the largest union of care and service workers nationwide and the largest union of immigrant workers, many of whom have TPS.

“SEIU members are outraged by the unjust Supreme Court’s decision, but we are not defeated. Ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from Haiti is not only putting lives in danger and likely to separate American families, it’s creating chaos in our economy. Immigrants are losing their livelihoods, upending healthcare and other key industries. One out of three Haitian TPS holders work in healthcare. Ending TPS for Haitians will exacerbate our ongoing care crisis as seniors and people with disabilities lose their caregivers. 

“This administration has made it clear to working people that when it comes to their cruel immigration policies, it was never about security, but rather about exclusion and allowing those in power to decide who belongs in America and who does not. It’s no coincidence that those who are being targeted and expelled from the U.S. predominantly come from majority Black and brown countries. 

“We need Congress to intervene now to preserve TPS protections and take legislative action such as signing the discharge petition for the Dream and Promise Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS holders, as well as S.4814, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. Additionally, we call on members of Congress to co-sponsor the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 in both the House and the Senate.”

“Targeting and expelling Black and Brown people from American communities is nothing new. It’s part of our country's dark history. However, history has also taught us the power working people have when we stand in solidarity.  We will make our voices heard and not be divided.  We say it loud and proud: We belong. Working people belong. People with TPS belong. Period."