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Massachusetts Readies for Detentions as Homeland Security Offers Flights After TPS Ruling

Massachusetts officials say thousands of Temporary Protected Status holders face possible detention as the Department of Homeland Security moves to end protections for roughly 400,000 people and offers voluntary departure assistance including flights.Advocates warn the loss of these workers will worsen shortages in healthcare, childcare and elder care; Temporary Protected Status recipients contribute about $29B to the economy, pay nearly $8B in taxes and fill more than 740,000 caregiving roles, the National Domestic Workers Alliance says.Stephen Miller hailed the Supreme Court decision on behalf of the Donald Trump administration, while Governor Maura Healey and legal groups vow to fight terminations and warn that returns to Haiti, Syria or El Salvador would be unsafe for many families.
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