For Immediate Release Contact: David Schildmeier, 781-249-0430
Date: June 29, 2026
The decision places more than 350,000 asylum seekers’ lives in jeopardy while undermining the value they bring to vital sectors of our economy, including our health care system.
CANTON, Mass. – The nurses and health care professionals elected to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) Board of Directors issued the following statement condemning the United States Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals currently living and working in the United States.
“As the Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors, representing more than 26,000 nurses and health care professionals across the Commonwealth, we condemn the Supreme Court’s callous decision to strip vulnerable immigrants of Temporary Protected Status and, with it, their ability to remain safe from the devastation and violence they fled in their home countries.
“For MNA members, this is first and foremost a health care issue. Haitian immigrants with TPS are integral to our health care system, serving as nurses, nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care attendants, and other essential caregivers. They provide hands-on care to our most vulnerable patients, often enabling elders and people with disabilities or significant health care needs to remain safe in their homes. Allowing the administration to strip TPS from these essential workers would severely disrupt care delivery, worsen workforce shortages, and directly threaten patient safety and access to care.
“The impact would also be devastating for families and communities. Haitian and Syrian TPS holders are long-standing members of our communities who work, pay taxes, and contribute meaningfully to the social and economic fabric of Massachusetts. They have followed the rules, built lives here, and earned the respect that comes with years of service. Their labor should be honored, not scapegoated.
“Terminating TPS would force people to return to a country facing extreme instability and violence. These are conditions the federal government itself has warned Americans to avoid. This nation was built by immigrants, and our policies should reflect that reality. We respectfully urge DHS to extend TPS for Haitian immigrants without delay and to pursue immigration policies rooted in compassion and respect for human dignity.”
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Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its 26,000 members advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Legislature and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
