The Trump administration will end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, according to news reports on Monday—the deadline for the administration to renew the program. The move impacts about 250,000 Salvadorans living in the United States and will take effect in September 2019. The Washington Post reported that lawmakers were notified Monday.
TPS was granted to El Salvador in 2001 after a devastating earthquake hit the Central American country, killing well over a thousand people.
In November, DHS announced the end of TPS for Nicaragua (Jan. 5, 2019) and Haiti (July 22, 2019).
“Only Congress can legislate a permanent solution addressing the lack of an enduring lawful immigration status of those currently protected by TPS who have lived and worked in the United States for many years,” the announcement states, according to The Washington Post. “The 18-month delayed termination will allow Congress time to craft a potential legislative solution.”