The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Mullin v. Doe stripped away judicial review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations, clearing the way for hundreds of thousands of TPS holders, including direct care workers who support New Yorkers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), to lose their work authorization and face deportation. For an already strained direct care workforce, this means disability service providers will lose staff they are dependent upon, threatening the care and support individuals with I/DD need to live.
Congress has two opportunities to act right now:
- H.R. 1689 would extend Haiti's TPS designation through 2029 and has already passed the House with bipartisan support. It's currently awaiting a vote in the Senate.
- H.R. 9523, the TPS Relief Act introduced by Rep. Seth Moulton, would restore the courts' authority to review TPS terminations for any country going forward.
We're asking you to support both. Demand a floor vote in the Senate on the Haiti TPS extension. Advocate and vote for H.R. 9523 in the House. New Yorkers with disabilities depend on a stable, dedicated direct support workforce and that workforce depends on Congress acting before more people lose the ability to legally live and work here.