Walmart fires migrant workers after Supreme Court let Trump strip them of legal status: report

Walmart has begun laying off employees at some of its Florida stores after a recent Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to revoke legal protections previously extended to hundreds of thousands of migrants.The company has informed staff in at least two locations that continued employment is contingent on obtaining valid work authorization, individuals familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.The layoffs stem from the expiration of temporary legal residency status, affecting workers who had previously been permitted to live and work in the US under programs established during the Biden administration.These terminations are tied to compliance with federal I-9 forms, which employers must use to verify both the identity and employment authorization of their workers.While the exact number of terminated employees remains unclear, the move is part of a broader wave of corporate responses to a changing legal landscape.Last month, the Walt Disney Company informed some Florida-based employees who are losing temporary legal status that their jobs would be terminated.Disney confirmed that it placed 45 workers on leave after the legal ruling, citing compliance with federal immigration laws as the reason.“We are committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of all our employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they could impact them or their families,” Disney said in a statement.The employees are Venezuelan nationals who had been granted Temporary Protected Status.They will continue to receive benefits while on leave, Disney said.According to the company, the decision was made to ensure no employees were unknowingly violating US law due to their changing legal status.The Supreme Court ruling is likely to affect as many as half a million migrants, including individuals from Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua and Cuba.The ruling effectively permits the Trump administration to end temporary protections for these individuals,...