Apr 16 2026
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Media Contact: Daniela Perez, [email protected]
WASHINGTON – The National Domestic Workers Alliance celebrates today’s House vote to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for three years and recognizes the leadership of the many congressional representatives, advocates, and organizers whose collective efforts made this victory possible.
The 200,000 Haitian TPS holders who are part of the U.S. workforce fill essential jobs in industries facing significant labor shortages. One in 10 are part of the care workforce, including thousands who work as direct care workers, providing critical long-term care in people’s homes and nursing homes. At a time when the U.S. faces a growing care shortage, ending TPS would have immediate and far-reaching consequences. Thousands of workers could be forced out of the workforce overnight, disrupting care for families, destabilizing critical industries, and placing additional strain on providers and local economies, particularly as demand continues to rise with our aging population.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance released the following statement:
“This floor vote reflects years of advocacy from Haitian communities, immigrant workers, care workers, and partners who have refused to let these families be pushed aside. Haitian TPS holders are workers, caregivers, parents, and community members who make this country stronger every day. We are grateful to the members of Congress and partners who helped move this effort forward, and we will keep pushing for the lasting protections workers and families deserve.
For domestic workers, home care workers, and the families who rely on them, this vote is a meaningful affirmation of what workers and immigrant communities have long made clear: immigrant workers are essential to this country, to our care systems, and to the communities they sustain every day. Bringing this measure to the floor is an important step, and a reflection of the growing recognition that immigrant workers deserve stability, dignity, and protection.”
The House action marks a critical step toward stability for Haitian families and for the older adults, disabled people, aging services providers, and families who receive care from immigrant workers. Immigrants make up a significant share of the care workforce, and ongoing threats to work authorization and legal status continue to destabilize care relationships across the country.
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