AFL-CIO Condemns Supreme Court Decision to End TPS for Immigrant Workers

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections:

Today's decision is a devastating blow to working families and the stability of our economy. We stand proudly with the valued members of our unions and communities with TPS as we continue the long-term fight for justice.

By allowing the Trump administration to disregard the law, the court has put the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers at risk. TPS holders from Haiti, Syria and other countries came here fleeing danger, instability and crisis. They have built lives here, joined unions, and become integral to our workplaces and economy.

Let's be clear about who pays the price for this decision: working people. It's not just wrong-it is a recipe for economic disaster that will create chaos in workplaces, disrupt key industries, and make it easier for bad bosses to exploit fear and drive down workplace standards and conditions for everyone.

The Trump administration's anti-immigrant agenda seeks to pit working people against each other-but the labor movement rejects that politics of fear. Congress must act immediately to protect TPS holders and stabilize our workforce by creating a broad and swift pathway to citizenship for those whose labor helps our country to prosper. We will keep fighting alongside immigrant workers and their families, because an injury to one is an injury to all.

Contact: Dakar Lanzino, 202-637-5018