DHS: Salvadoran TPS Holders ‘Retain Protection’ Despite Expiration
DHS said Salvadoran TPS holders can keep working for now, leaving about 170,000 people in legal limbo after the designation expired.
- Late Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security told Spectrum News that Salvadoran TPS holders retain protection pending a future announcement, offering temporary clarity to around 170,000 beneficiaries facing expiration uncertainty.
- Earlier this year, President Donald Trump's administration announced ending Salvadoran TPS effective Wednesday, reversing decades of extensions since the designation began in December 2000.
- Around 170,000 Salvadorans work primarily in construction, food service and landscaping across Maryland, Virginia, California, Texas and New York, with many owning businesses and raising U.S. citizen children; USC Gould School of Law professor Jean Reisz noted TPS provides no pathway to permanent residency.
- Ernesto Castaneda, director at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, warned that deportations would "create a lot of hiccups in the economy," noting Salvadoran workers are employed on White House construction projects including a heliport renovation.
- A Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe limited legal challenges to TPS terminations, leaving many holders in limbo; TPS beneficiaries have integrated through tax contributions, business ownership and family formation, creating complex separation concerns.
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The TPS program expired on September 9, but the Department of Homeland Security has not made a decision on the future of the 170,000 beneficiaries
(LPL) – The Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Salvadorans arrives on Wednesday, September 9, at a decisive date, after more than two decades of immigration protection. About 170,000 Salvadorans who have lived and worked legally in the United States under this program now face the possibility of losing their protection against deportation and their employment authorization. The TPS for El Salvador was established in 2001 after the devastating…
The U.S. administration revokes the TPS for Salvadorans, leaving thousands at risk of deportation and without work permits. Activists and legislators seek to extend the protection, but face the resistance of the current government, complicating the future of those affected.
The border czar emphasized that the final resolution falls to the federal administration and the authorities of the Department of National Security (DHS)
Salvadorans under the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) maintain their immigration protection as long as the U.S. Department of National Security (DHS) does not issue a decision on the future of the program. The clarification was made on Wednesday, September 9, when the current period of the TPS for [...]
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