South Shore nonprofit head laments loss of Haitian care workers with TPS in limbo

The Trump administration's efforts to end temporary protected status for people from Haiti has already resulted in a loss of workers in Massachusetts.

A federal judge ruled late Monday the protection will remain in place while a lawsuit over it plays out. The Trump administration had planned to end TPS for Haitians Tuesday.

The status allows people to live and work in the U.S. because of unsafe conditions, stemming from violence and disasters in their countries of origin.

More than 15,000 Haitian immigrants have come to Massachusetts under the program since it began in 2010, according to the state's estimates.

Chris White, president and CEO of the South Shore nonprofit Road to Responsibility, spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about the loss of Haitian workers and its impact on people in the 52 group homes and ten day programs it runs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.