An employer that has welcomed immigrants loses workers as policies change

By Andrea Hsu

Published August 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM CDT

The Trump administration canceled humanitarian parole for more than a million immigrants who had entered the country lawfully. In turn, companies have terminated those no longer eligible to work.

Andrea Hsu

Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.

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