Elizabeth Troval

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.

Many are Haitian.

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.

is turning legal workers into undocumented immigrants.

TPS holder Mary, a certified nursing assistant at Sinai Residences, supports her dad, who has cancer, back home in Haiti, and her four kids here in South Florida.

After 20 years in the U.S., she's unsure how she'll provide for her family without being able to legally work.

In Boca Raton, Florida, I'm Elizabeth Troval for Marketplace.