Legal limbo: Why Salvadorans facing end of protected status can't just apply for citizenship

As Trump dismantles Temporary Protected Status, Salvadorans may be next

Within two years under the Trump administration, the bipartisan humanitarian Temporary Protected Status program created by Congress in 1990 has been nearly obliterated.

As the Trump administration dismantles Temporary Protected Status, Salvadorans may be next

WASHINGTON — For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return. But as the Trump administration has stripped those humanitarian protections for nearly a million people, the Salvadoran national is uncertain if his own legal status will remain in place next week.  “I’m […]

Salvadorans may be next in Trump immigrant purge

Within two years under the Trump administration, the bipartisan humanitarian Temporary Protected Status program has been nearly obliterated.

TPS will end for Salvadorans on Long Island, nationwide on Wednesday

People from El Salvador who have Temporary Protected Status, including those on Long Island, will no longer be able to work legally in the United States after Sept. 9.

Legal limbo: Why Salvadorans facing end of protected status can't just apply for citizenship

Within days, almost 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. could lose temporary protected status. TPS protects them from deportation and allows them to work in the country legally. News4 interviewed homeowner Daysi Gonzalez on Wednesday. The TPS holder moved to the U.S. from El Salvador as a young child and built a life and career here. We heard several questions and comments in response: Couldn’t she have applied for citizenship? Should have ap…