Statements Released in Response to DHS Decision This Morning A number of immigration advocates and groups have condemned the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200k Salvadorans. A compilation of statements is available below: UnidosUS: Upending the Lives of TPS Holders from El Salvador is...
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Temporary Protected Status For 200k Salvadorans A recording of today’s call is available here. On a press call this afternoon, experts and advocates, including representatives of the business community, the Salvadoran community and TPS holders, condemned the Trump Administration’s unprincipled decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorans...
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See Spanish version here The news that the Trump Administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. is just the latest in a long litany of Trump Administration policies that seek to evict settled immigrants from America and restrict the admission of newcomers into our country. The following...
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DHS Decision Expected Monday in just 3 days In a piece for La Opinion, Maria Pena covers the letter penned by evangelical leaders, which urged the Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans. The piece in its entirety can be accessed here and America’s...
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DHS Decision for El Salvador Affecting 200,000 People Expected in 3 Days Washington Post: 200,000 Salvadorans could lose U.S. residency and face expulsion Oscar Chacón, co-founder and executive director of Alianza Americas, a U.S. nonprofit that advocates for immigrants, said Salvadorans with temporary status ‘should be acknowledged for what they have become’...
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DHS Decision Deadline For 200k Salvadoran TPS Holders 3 Days Please find HERE the ad, entitled: “Protect America by Working With the People of El Salvador. This morning, the Washington Times ran a print ad, sponsored by the American Immigration Council, which argues from a regional security perspective in support of extending TPS for...
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DHS decision expected by Monday A recording of this afternoon’s call is available here. On a press call this afternoon, clergy, impacted immigrants, faith, and labor leaders urged the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants who would be impacted by the revocation...
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DHS Decision Deadline For 200k Salvadoran TPS Holders In 4 Days Please find the letter in its entirety HERE; as well as a digital ad HERE. This morning, the Washington Times ran a letter signed by the Evangelical Immigration Table which urges Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to extend TPS for El Salvador to provide Congress...
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DHS Decision for El Salvador Expected Monday A recording of today’s call is available here. Washington, D.C. — On a press call this afternoon, economic experts, faith leaders, and immigrant advocates demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continue the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador. Mark Drury, Vice President...
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DHS Decision Expected Monday Please find the advertorial in its entirety HERE. This morning, the Washington Times ran a TPS advertorial focused on industry voices and the urgent need in this country for Salvadoran TPS workers. The piece highlights the fact that TPS is not an open-ended immigration program and also underscores how only...
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