Earlier today, 1199SEIU members stood with a diverse group of New Yorkers and elected leaders to condemn the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 330,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals. 

Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, members of the New York Legislature and New York City Council were among the speakers. Watch today's full event HERE. 

 

1199SEIU President Yvonne Armstrong’s Full Statement on the Revocation of TPS for Haiti & Syria: Kreyòl

"The Supreme Court’s ruling to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 330,000 Haitians and Syrian refugees is an appalling decision and a moral failure. It will have devastating consequences for hundreds of thousands of law-abiding families and the neighborhoods in which they live. As a union of healthcare workers, we know how vital immigrants are to our workforce and communities.

 

"Nursing home residents will lose their aides, homecare clients will lose their caregivers, hospital patients will lose trusted and experienced staff. Innocent children and families will be forced out of communities they have grown up in.

 

"The vilification of immigrants is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian playbook. 1199SEIU stands committed to fighting these injustices—which pit working people against each other and harm all of us— and will continue to organize in defense of our families and neighbors, for our constitutional rights, and in solidarity with immigrant communities."

Deklarasyon 1199SEIU Lakou Siprèm konsènan anilasyon TPS pou Ayiti ak Siri

Deklarasyon Yvonne Armstrong, Prezidan 1199SEIU:

“Desizyon Lakou Siprèm pran pou revoke Estati Pwoteksyon Tanporè (Temporary Protected Status, TPS) pou 330,000 Ayisyen ak refijye Siryen se yon desizyon terib ak yon echèk moral. Sa pral gen konsekans ravajè pou plizyè santèn milye fanmi ki respekte lalwa ak pou katye kote y ap viv la. Antanke sendika travayè swen sante, nou konnen nan ki pwen imigran yo esansyèl pou mendèv nou an ak pou kominote nou yo.

“Rezidan mezon retrèt yo pral pèdi asistan yo, kliyan swen nan kay pral pèdi moun k ap ba yo swen, pasyan nan lopital yo pral pèdi estaf yo fè konfyans epi ki gen eksperyans. Timoun yo ak fanmi inosan yo pral fòse kite kominote kote yo te grandi a.

“Dyabolize imigran yo se youn nan pi ansyen riz nan taktik sistèm otoritè a. 1199SEIU rete angaje pou l konbat enjistis sa yo — ki mete travayè yo youn kont lòt epi ki fè nou tout mal — epi l ap kontinye òganize l pou defann fanmi nou yo ak vwazen nou yo, pou dwa konstitisyonèl nou yo, epi nan solidarite avèk kominote imigran yo.”