Salvadorans await word on protected status as midnight deadline approaches

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 510

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001.

“An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time,” a DHS spokesperson said in an email to States Newsroom. “Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present …

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