The issue has become more acute as ICE escalates its campaign to detain and deport migrants amid a Trump administration crackdown.

Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.

The aging of the massive Baby Boom generation is poised to fuel even more demand for caregivers, both in institutional settings and in individuals’ homes. BLS projects more growth among home health and personal care aides than any other job, with some 820,000 new positions added by 2032.

A new bill in Albany would ban masks on law enforcement officers in response to recent arrests by masked ICE immigration agents.

The administration is offering financial incentives to lure back recently departed immigration officers as it works to fill 10,000 job openings.