US says immigrants from El Salvador will for now keep temporary protected status
DHS said Salvadoran TPS holders can stay for now while it weighs whether to extend or end protections for about 170,000 people.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that tens of thousands of Salvadoran immigrants will maintain their Temporary Protected Status for now, despite protections being scheduled to lapse.
- Federal immigration officials stated that an official decision regarding the future of El Salvador's designation will be made at a later date, leaving existing protections and work permits active in the interim.
- The temporary extension impacts an estimated 170,000 Salvadorans residing in the United States, a population that advocacy groups estimate contributes $5.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy.
- Salvadoran nationals represent one of the largest groups of TPS beneficiaries, having held the humanitarian relief designation continuously following devastating earthquakes in 2001.
- The status hold occurs amid broader executive efforts to curtail humanitarian protections and increase restrictions across multiple legal immigration channels.
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US says immigrants from El Salvador will for now keep temporary protected status
By Kanishka Singh and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said tens of thousands of immigrants from El Salvador will for now keep their temporary protected status that had been scheduled to expire on Wednesday. Temp...
The United States will maintain, until further notice, the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) that benefits some 170,000 Salvadorans.
DHS Claims TPS for 170,000 Salvadorans Will Remain Despite Looming Expiration
Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001. “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time,” a DHS spokesperson said in an… Source
Temporary protections in limbo for Salvadoran immigrants — 4K in Aurora — as deadline nears
'The Salvadorans, living in Aurora under TPS, came here legally and have had children and even grandchildren here, own homes in our city, and have not only started but expanded small businesses here' - Mike Coffman
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