Disney Suspends Venezuelan Workers on Supreme Court Ruling

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Source: Bloomberg

May 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT
Updated on May 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM EDT


Walt Disney Co. notified Florida-based employees who are losing temporary legal residency in the US that their jobs would be terminated next month after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration could revoke protections for 350,000 Venezuelans.

The company sent an email to employees under Temporary Protected Status on Tuesday stating they had been placed on a 30-day unpaid leave effective on May 20. Those who are unable to provide new valid work authorization at the end of the leave will be fired, according to the internal communication viewed by Bloomberg. A Venezuelan employee under TPS status who worked for a Disney resort was turned away from the premises when he reported to work on Tuesday, the worker said, asking not to be identified discussing private information.

“As we sort out the complexities of this situation, we have placed affected employees on leave with benefits to ensure they are not in violation of the law,” Disney said in an email. “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.” About 45 workers are affected, the company said.

The move by Burbank, California-based Disney, one of the largest employers in Florida, follows the Supreme Court’s decision to let the Trump administration end legal protections for Venezuelans under TPS, stripping them of the right to temporarily live and work in the US and opening many of them to the prospect of deportation. “Disney sets the standard — other companies in our economy look toward them,” said Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani, a Democrat running for mayor of Orlando. Central Florida is home to thousands of Venezuelans, many of whom supported Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/disney-dis-suspends-venezuelan-tps-workers-after-supreme-court-ruling?srnd=homepage-americas

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