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Mayor Levine Cava and Commissioner Bastien join workforce leaders to address economic
impacts of Haitian TPS expiration
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Marleine Bastien will
be joined by labor, healthcare, and business leaders to address the devastating impacts
the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals will have on local
families and the South Florida economy.
<p>Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Marleine Bastien
will be joined by labor, healthcare, and business leaders to address the devastating
impacts the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals will have
on local families and the South Florida economy.</p>
<p>The county’s business community and workforce leaders are joining forces
to warn against the drastic impacts this policy change will have across industries
ranging from healthcare to hospitality. The end of TPS will strip immigration protections
from an estimated 350,000 Haitian nationals across the country, including tens of
thousands of Miami-Dade County residents. Many of them have been living, working and
paying taxes in this community for years.</p>
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava<br>
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien<br>
Jeffrey Mitchell, President, South Florida AFL-CIO<br>
Father Reginald Jean-Mary, Notre Dame D’ Haiti Catholic Church<br>
Candice Mondesir, Executive Director, Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of FL<br>
Press Conference on economic impacts of Haitian TPS expiration<br>
Father Gerard Jean-Juste Community Center at Oak Grove Park<br>
690 NE 159th St.<br>
Miami, FL 33162<br>
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MIAMI-DADE ( July 22, 2026 )– Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Marleine Bastien will be joined by labor, healthcare, and business leaders to address the devastating impacts the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals will have on local families and the South Florida economy.
The county’s business community and workforce leaders are joining forces to warn against the drastic impacts this policy change will have across industries ranging from healthcare to hospitality. The end of TPS will strip immigration protections from an estimated 350,000 Haitian nationals across the country, including tens of thousands of Miami-Dade County residents. Many of them have been living, working and paying taxes in this community for years.
Who:
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien
Jeffrey Mitchell, President, South Florida AFL-CIO
Father Reginald Jean-Mary, Notre Dame D’ Haiti Catholic Church
Candice Mondesir, Executive Director, Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of FL
What:
Press Conference on economic impacts of Haitian TPS expiration
When:
July 22, 2026 — 11:30 a.m.
Where:
Father Gerard Jean-Juste Community Center at Oak Grove Park
690 NE 159th St.
Miami, FL 33162
