Hundreds of people in Worcester could lose the right to work and face deportation as of Feb. 3.

TPS for Haitians had been set to expire Tuesday, with roughly 19,000 Haitian immigrants in Mass. set to lose their legal status.

A federal judge in Washington D.C. could issue a ruling today that blocks the federal government’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, which has the potential to impact thousands of Haitian nationals living in Springfield and Clark County.

In a church crowded to overcapacity, two-dozen faith leaders and their audience of hundreds sang and prayed together in unity Monday as a sign of support for Haitian migrants, some of whom fear their protected status in the United States may be ended this week.

The Dayton Daily News reached out to several area and statewide elected officials and candidates to get their views on the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and the possibility of aggressive immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Lack of response was bipartisan.

Springfield businesses are closing and families are making contingency plans for their children