US EditionAmazon reportedly dismissing employees with immigration status revoked under Trump-era policies
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 10 – Amazon terminated hundreds of immigrant warehouse workers after the Trump administration ended Biden-era humanitarian programs, affecting workers from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
- Late June, Amazon warehouse workers from Haiti and Venezuela lost jobs due to DHS revoking humanitarian immigration programs.
- The Department of Homeland Security revoked TPS and parole programs for Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and Hondurans, leading to job losses at Amazon and other firms, amid Trump’s immigration crackdown.
- Records show about 10 Haitian workers in Spokane lost jobs after DHS revoked their work permits, with additional dismissals at Amazon, Walmart, and Disney in late June.
- Following the layoffs, affected migrant workers face deportation risks and struggles to pay rent or immigration fees.
- Economists warn that the Trump administration's immigration policy revocations could harm broader economic stability, amid ongoing violence in Haiti affecting migrant workers' livelihoods.
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