NYC Fires Dozens of Haitian Workers After TPS Expiration

Dozens of New York City municipal workers who were living and working under Temporary Protected Status for Haiti were fired after their work authorization expired on July 24, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the federal government to end the program. Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed the terminations on Monday, August 10, stating the city was legally compelled to act.

The firings took effect when the TPS designation for Haiti officially lapsed. City Hall officials confirmed the employment separations occurred on July 24 but declined to provide a precise number, stating only that "at least dozens" were affected. Publicly available city data does not offer a complete count of workers by TPS status, though a 2026 city report estimates nearly 7,000 Haitian-born New Yorkers work in local, state, or federal government jobs.

Mamdani said the city was forced to review the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders and separate from any employees who had not established alternative legal work status. "The City of New York was forced by federal law, as recently decided by the Supreme Court, to review the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders," Mamdani said in a...