Providers across the US who have employees from Liberia, Nicaragua, El Salvador or Haiti will lose them in the next year due to the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. In some cases, individuals from these countries have been here for many years (some up to 30) through a Federal Program that designates a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. Those conditions include:
- Ongoing armed conflict (such as civil war)
- An environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane), or an epidemic
- Other extraordinary and temporary conditions
We would like to know if any of our members will lose employees due to the end of this program for those countries. Please contact Dana Weaver and let her know how many (not who) could be lost – or if you have questions about it. LeadingAge National is trying to gauge the impact on our field by the end of this program.
