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White House says 200,000 Salvadoreans must leave the US Trump gives 200,000 Salvadoreans deadline to leave US
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The Trump administration has announced the US will cancel permits allowing nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to live and work in the country. The Trump administration has decided to cancel permits that allow nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to live and work in the US.
The humanitarian programme, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), was granted after a series of earthquakes rocked the Central American country in 2001. They were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after earthquakes rocked the Central American country in 2001.
Salvadoreans now have until 2019 to leave otherwise they face deportation. Salvadoreans now have until 2019 to leave or face deportation, unless they find a legal way to stay.
The Trump administration has already removed TPS protections from tens of thousands of Haitians and Nicaraguans. The Trump administration has already removed TPS protection from tens of thousands of Haitians and Nicaraguans.
Protections for Salvadoreans were set to expire on Monday, after nearly two decades of holding the protected status due to the impacts of natural disaster in their home country. Protections for Salvadoreans were set to expire on Monday, after nearly two decades of holding the humanitarian status due to the impact of the natural disaster that killed more than 1,000 people.
The Department of Homeland Security plans to allow Salvadoreans until 9 September, 2019 to leave the US or find a legal way to remain in the country. The latest announcement comes four months after the government said it planned to scrap an Obama-era scheme, Daca, that protected young undocumented immigrants, mostly Latin Americans, from deportation.
The protections will not be terminated for another 18 months "to allow for an orderly transition", the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement announcing the decision on Monday. Lawmakers in Congress have been given until March to decide on the fate of the 800,000 so-called Dreamers affected by the Daca decision.
What does it mean for Salvadoreans in US?
Their protection will not be terminated until 9 September 2019 "to allow for an orderly transition", the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement announcing the decision on Monday.
"The original conditions caused by the 2001 earthquakes no longer exist," the agency said."The original conditions caused by the 2001 earthquakes no longer exist," the agency said.
"Thus, under the applicable statute, the current TPS designation must be terminated.""Thus, under the applicable statute, the current TPS designation must be terminated."
Who will be most affected?
The move will end the protected status of nearly 200,000 Salvadoreans living across America, forcing them to face possible deportation or separation from their families.
It also raises questions about the future of about 270,000 of their children who were born in the US, and who are also at risk of deportation.
Salvadoreans with Temporary Protected Status are established in large numbers in Los Angeles, Houston and New York.
According to the Center for Migration Studies, they represent more than 135,000 households across the country, with a quarter of them home-owners:
El Salvador country profile
What is Temporary Protected Status?What is Temporary Protected Status?
The programme, which was created in 1990, authorises immigrants from several countries to lawfully live and work in the US regardless of whether they entered the country legally or not. The programme was created in 1990 and authorises immigrants from several countries to live and work in the US lawfully, regardless of whether they entered the country legally or not.
It is only granted to countries affected by armed conflict, environmental disaster, or epidemics.It is only granted to countries affected by armed conflict, environmental disaster, or epidemics.
With nearly 200,000 immigrants in the US, El Salvador represents the largest group of TPS recipients.With nearly 200,000 immigrants in the US, El Salvador represents the largest group of TPS recipients.
Ten countries, making up over 300,000 US immigrants, have been granted TPS protections since it was first signed into law by President George Bush.Ten countries, making up over 300,000 US immigrants, have been granted TPS protections since it was first signed into law by President George Bush.
Salvadoreans received TPS in March 2001 after two earthquakes killed more than 1,000 people and devastated communities. Salvadoreans received TPS in March 2001 after two earthquakes devastated communities in El Salvador.
Over the next 15 years, the programme was reauthorised by US presidents several times.Over the next 15 years, the programme was reauthorised by US presidents several times.
What has the reaction been in El Salvador? What has reaction been in El Salvador?
The Salvadorean government has been lobbying the US to extend protections for people from their country living in the US.The Salvadorean government has been lobbying the US to extend protections for people from their country living in the US.
El Salvador Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez said last week that ending TPS "would mean breaking up families that are in the United States".El Salvador Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez said last week that ending TPS "would mean breaking up families that are in the United States".
He noted that due to the US practice of granted citizenship to babies born inside the United States, there are now nearly 200,000 US citizens who were born to parents who now may face deportation. He noted that due to the US practice of granting citizenship to babies born inside the United States, there were now nearly 200,000 US citizens who were born to parents who now may face deportation.
Consulates in the US are offering advice to Salvadoreans, and the foreign minister has scheduled a press conference in San Salvador later today. Money earned and sent back to families back in El Salvador also makes a valuable contribution to the country's economy, the Center for American Progress says. The think tank estimates that in 2015, remittances made up more than 15% of El Salvador's GDP.
Consulates in the US are offering advice to Salvadoreans.