Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of immigrants will suddenly lose their right to live in the U.S. if the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status is upheld.
Posted on · About 200,000 immigrants --more than 10,000 of whom live in Houston-- could face deportation if the government definitely ends the status
Posted on · People who are currently protected by the status, which will end in 2020, have until August 6 to submit their applications
Posted on · They are trying to use the so-called ‘Queen of The Hill’ rule, which would bring the bills to the floor without having to first pass them in a committee
Posted on · With the government's decision to end their protected status by 2020, Hondurans living in Houston weigh their options to avoid going back to one of the most dangerous countries in the world
Posted on · An estimated 6,000 Hondurans with TPS live in the Houston area
Posted on · Civic organizations that work with that community note one of the options they are considering is that their U.S. born children submit petitions for them
Posted on · Many Haitians in the U.S. have been protected from deportation since a 2010 earthquake, but the DHS says Haiti has improved enough for their return. The NAACP says the decision is racially motivated
Posted on · This week’s news that the Trump administration is ending TPS for 200,000 migrants from El Salvador is also rattling nerves in neighboring Honduras
Posted on · Deportees are often targeted by gangs, because they believe they have money
Posted on · The Trump Administration has announced it will be terminated in September of 2019
Posted on · Citizens of El Salvador are currently the beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status program
Posted on · The Trump Administration argues the status, which was granted in 1999 under President Bill Clinton after hurricane Mitch, is no longer necessary
Posted on · Staff from the Center for Central American Resources and lawyers will analyze the situation for the immigrant community.