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In a gray uniform, Richard makes the rounds, taking out the trash through the halls of Sinai Residences, a retirement community in Boca Raton, Florida.
He's one of 26 Haitian staff losing their work permits because of the end of TPS.
Since the Haitian president was killed in 2021, violent gangs run much of the country.
Richard is 30 and came here a few years ago after a gang attacked him.
With the $35,000 or so he earns annually, he's been paying for school to become a licensed practical nurse.
If he loses TPS, he'll try to stay in South Florida.
He likes the weather, the people.
He'll find gig work, but money will be tight.
He'll have to stop studying.
Around 70% of the workers here at Sinai Residences are foreign-born.
That's Murray Rubin, a 92-year-old resident who counts these years as the best of his life, except for when his wife died.
Sinai Residence's CEO Rachel Blumberg says not only does the ending of TPS disrupt relationships between residents and staff, it costs money.
And there's a broader Haitian community impact, too.
Wages earned by Haitians here support family back home.
Advocate Paul Nam Phi with the Family Action Network movement says the U.S.