Trump Targets 170,000 Salvadorans for Deportation as TPS Protections Expire
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Updated · Bloomberg · Sep 9
Trump Targets 170,000 Salvadorans for Deportation as TPS Protections Expire
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Sep 9
Summary
170,000 Salvadoran immigrants are becoming a central target of Trump’s deportation push as their Temporary Protected Status ends, forcing many to leave the US or remain without legal protection.
TPS had shielded Salvadorans from removal for decades after violence and natural disasters in El Salvador, but the administration has canceled those benefits and let the protection lapse.
Many affected immigrants have spent years building lives in the US, leaving them to return to a country they may barely know or face the risks of going underground.
The move extends Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, adding pressure on one of the longest-protected migrant groups and testing communities and employers that rely on their work.