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Religious leaders urge Trump to extend TPS for Salvadorans one day before deadline

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • About 100 religious leaders gathered in Washington to urge President Donald Trump’s administration to extend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans before it expires on Sept. 9.
  • The end of the protection could expose more than 170,000 Salvadorans to deportation and cause them to lose work permits, advocates said.
  • Leaders said Salvadoran TPS holders include families with about 150,000 U.S.-citizen children and contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and in taxes.

With Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans due to expire the next day, about 100 religious leaders gathered in Washington to ask Donald Trump’s administration to extend the protection.

The participants represented the Pentecostal Fellowship of the Americas, which includes about 21,000 churches across 36 states. They said Salvadorans who lose TPS on Sept. 9 could face deportation, while their families would also be affected.

We are deeply concerned about the emotional state of our Salvadoran communities, because tomorrow marks the end of TPS.

· Ángel MarcialThe president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of the Americas spoke at the Washington gathering.

Ángel Marcial, the fellowship’s president, said he was deeply concerned about the emotional state of Salvadoran communities. He said the end of the program would affect more than 170,000 Salvadorans and their children, including about 150,000 U.S. citizens born during the program’s 25-year existence.

The Salvadoran community has 150,000 U.S.-citizen children. We are asking them to reconsider ending TPS, or to give more time so families can prepare.

· Ángel MarcialMarcial highlighted the program’s impact on Salvadoran families.

“We are asking them to reconsider ending TPS, or to give more time so families can prepare,” Marcial said. Salvadoran pastor William Rodríguez warned that losing temporary protection would also mean losing work permits and create the possibility of deportation.

Jacqueline Fuentes, the U.S.-citizen daughter of pastor Marco Fuentes, who immigration agents detained in Indiana on Aug. 17, called for the release of people arrested like her father and their return to their families. “We are being affected by decisions to detain immigrants and separate families,” she said, adding that her family had paid taxes and was not a burden on the country.

It represents the possibility of being deported.

· William RodríguezThe Salvadoran pastor described the consequences of losing temporary protection and work permits.

In a letter to Trump and his cabinet, the religious leaders said Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries contribute about $5.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy and pay nearly $1.5 billion each year in federal, state and local taxes. They urged the administration to consider not only what is legally permissible, but also what they called humane and compassionate treatment.

We are being affected by decisions to detain immigrants and separate families. We are hardworking people. Although my family did not have legal documents, it has paid its taxes and is not a burden on this country.

· Jacqueline FuentesFuentes spoke about her father’s detention and the effect of immigration enforcement on families.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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