NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government

Hundreds of Haitians and Salvadorans who are set to be deported as their “temporary protected status” ends are needed to work in the New York state government and local entities, Governor Kathy Hochul said recently. The nursing home industry has similarly pleaded with Trump to protect its low-wage worker base.

The Democratic governor urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to stop the deportation of Haitians and Salvadorans.

She wrote on Monday:

The callousness of abruptly ending TPS for legally-present individuals including the recent termination for Haitians and the forthcoming termination for Salvadorans will force New York State and local governments to sever the employment of hundreds of essential employees as soon as next week, putting their livelihoods – and potentially their safety – at risk.

The governor decided insulting the president was a good strategy to win his favor. “By knowingly and cruelly forcing thousands of families to leave our country and return to their home countries, regardless of any ongoing or worsening humanitarian crises, the White House is committing a reckless and inhumane act,” she wrote.

El Salvador residents have been granted “temporary protected status” since 2001, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Haitians have been allowed to stay here since 2010 under the same protections.

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However, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to rescind protected status in its June 25 decision, Mullin v. Doe.

The nursing home industry is also pushing back, as it relies heavily on immigrant workers (to keep costs low).

“New York has the highest share of immigrant direct care workers of any state, with 40,000 Haitian TPS holders — 7,000 of whom work as nursing assistants and direct care givers,” Stephen Hanse, president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association and the New York State Center for Assisted Living, wrote on August 14.

A Homeland Security spokesman told the NY Post the termination of protected status is “common sense.”
“Under the Biden administration, TPS was used improperly, extending temporary protections and benefits beyond their intended scope and undermining America’s legal immigration system,” Zach Kessel told the NY Post.
An immigration expert argues that returning Haitians home will benefit the country, using their skills to enrich their fellow citizens.
“Just imagine how much medical service would be in Port-au-Prince if the ‘skilled and dedicated’ Haitian ‘nursing staff’ currently working in the United States with TPS were to return and take the knowledge and wages they have earned in this country back home to bolster the ‘external aid’ on which the Haitian healthcare system currently relies,” Andrew Arthur wrote for the Center for Immigration Studies.
[Featured image via Eyewitness News ABC7NY]

Matt Lamb currently works as an associate editor for The College Fix. He also contributes to a variety of websites, including Human Life Review and AMAC Newsline. His work has been published by The Federalist, Townhall, and The Daily Caller. He has worked for Students for Life of America and Turning Point USA.

Tags: Donald Trump, El Salvador, Haiti, Immigration, Kathy Hochul, Markwayne Mullin, Supreme Court, Trump Immigration

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