Nearly 100 organizations urge Trump to extend TPS for El Salvador

A coalition of nearly 100 immigrant advocacy organizations and over 170 religious leaders has formally requested that the Trump administration extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. The current designation, which provides protection from deportation and work permits to Salvadoran nationals, is due to expire on September 9.

The appeal, spearheaded by Alianza Américas, targets the Secretary of Homeland Security, urging him to renew the status granted in 2001 following devastating earthquakes in El Salvador. Ending TPS would render approximately 170,000 Salvadoran immigrants without legal status, exposing them to deportation.

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Extending TPS is an urgent act of justice and solidarity that can provide immediate relief.

"Extending TPS is an urgent act of justice and solidarity that can provide immediate relief," stated Dulce Guzmán, director of Alianza Américas. Elnora Bassey, a policy attorney at Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), cautioned that deporting TPS beneficiaries could have lasting negative consequences for them and their families.

This plea joins an ongoing campaign by the TPS Alliance advocating for permanent residency for these immigrants, who must undergo FBI checks every 18 months to maintain their status. However, hopes for an extension are tempered by the Trump administration's previous actions against the program, including its cancellation for El Salvador in 2018. Although a court order temporarily preserved the program, the Supreme Court later affirmed the administration's authority to revoke TPS.

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deporting TPS beneficiaries can have lasting negative consequences for these immigrants.