The Washington Post: The US Ends Temporary Protection Status for 200,000 Salvadorans

The Trump administration announced plans to end temporary protected status for about 200,000 Salvadorans who live in the United States, setting a September 2019 deadline for the permit-holders to secure another status or leave.” The permit holders left El Salvador after a 2001 earthquake, and Department of Homeland Security officials maintain that the program is intended to provide temporary protection after a natural disaster or major conflict. “Monday’s announcement was consistent with the White House’s broader stated goal of reducing legal immigration to the United States and intensifying efforts to expel those who arrived illegally,” reports the Washington Post. So many people returning to a developing country of 6.3 million could be stabilizing. Also, the permit holders are parents to 200,000 children who are US citizens: “Their parents must now decide whether to break up their families, take their entire families back to El Salvador, or stay in the United States and risk deportation.” The department also ended the status for Haitians who arrived after a 2010 earthquake and Nicaraguans who came after a 1998 hurricane. Congress could intervene with a legislative solution. – YaleGlobal

The Washington Post: The US Ends Temporary Protection Status for 200,000 Salvadorans

Trump administration ends temporary residency for Salvadorans who came to the US after a 2001 earthquake and sets a 2019 deadline for their return
Nick Miroff and David Nakamura
Monday, January 8, 2018
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