US EditionAmazon Warehouse Workers Lose Jobs After Trump's Immigration Crackdown: ‘We Have Done Everything Legally'
INDIANAPOLIS, DELAWARE, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, JUL 10 – The Trump administration's cancellation of humanitarian immigration programs caused about 10 Amazon workers from Haiti to lose jobs after work authorizations were revoked, advocates said.
- 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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Jeff Bezos’ Amazon is purging workers who had status revoked under Trump: report – UK Times
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Amazon is purging warehouse workers who had their work authorizations revoked after President Donald Trump’s administration ended an immigration program put in place under President Joe Biden, according to The New York Times. Hundreds of employees at a warehouse in West …
News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day By losing immigration protection, workers are targeted by the authorities and forced to seek legal alternatives to prevent deportation by INFOBAE Dozens of Amazon immigrant workers have been laid off in the United States due to the tightening of migration policies implemented by the national government. Among them is Daphnee Poteau, originally from Haiti, who arrived in the country in 2023 and…
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