Salvadoran Workers Lose Jobs Across D.C. Region as TPS Doubt Pushes Families to Sell Homes
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 11
Salvadoran Workers Lose Jobs Across D.C. Region as TPS Doubt Pushes Families to Sell Homes
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 11
Summary
Federal contractors in the Washington area told Salvadoran janitors and grounds crews not to report Thursday, disrupting work at sites including the Pentagon and military bases.
TPS uncertainty also triggered layoffs at restaurants, hospitals and construction firms, including on a data center project, as employers moved before any formal status change.
Salvadoran families responded by listing homes for sale, shifting savings out of the country and arranging for relatives to take in their children.
The scramble points to wider fallout for businesses that rely on Salvadoran labor and for households trying to prepare for possible loss of legal protection.