US EditionWalmart Reportedly Fires Workers over Immigration Ruling
- Following a Supreme Court decision on May 30 regarding migrant legal status, Walmart has laid off employees at two or more locations in Florida.
- The terminations follow the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status for migrants from countries including Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
- Walmart informed affected employees that continued employment depends on obtaining valid work authorizations verified through federal I-9 forms.
- Up to 500,000 migrants who were legally admitted under the Biden administration—including around 350,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status—are at risk of losing their work authorization and employment.
- These layoffs mark the start of broader corporate compliance with changing immigration laws, potentially affecting labor supply in Florida's immigrant-dependent sectors.
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Walmart reportedly fires workers over immigration ruling
MIAMI (NewsNation) — A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling may lead to widespread job loss across the country, as businesses are forced to respond to the Trump administration's move to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is reportedly taking action. According to Bloomberg News, the company has notified stores nationwide to identify employees whose temporary legal work statu…
Supreme Court allows Trump to end legal protections for more than 500,000 immigrants
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Friday to end humanitarian parole protections for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The court earlier ruled the Trump administration can revoke the temporary legal status of more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and legal contributor Jessica Levinson have more.
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