DHS to end protections for Salvadoran immigrants, AP sources say

WTOP News [Washington DC] ^ | January 8, 2018 10:20 am | AP

[COBOL2Java]

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen

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UPDATE: 1/8/2018 10:25 a.m.: AP sources: Trump administration to end deportation protection for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans.

EARLIER 1/8/2018 2:20 a.m.:

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline on whether to extend protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. legally.

Citizens of El Salvador are currently the beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status program, which provides humanitarian relief for foreigners whose countries are hit with natural disasters or strife.

The administration ended the protections for citizens of Haiti and Nicaragua last year.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who is tasked with making the decision, told The Associated Press last week that short-term extensions are not the answer.

“Getting them to a permanent solution is a much better plan than having them live six months, to 12 months to 18 months,” she said in an interview, referring to the uncertainty of short-term extensions.

A decision to force the Salvadorans back to their native country would send shivers through parts of Washington, Los Angeles, New York, Houston and other metropolitan areas that are home to large numbers of Salvadorans...

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In September 2016, the Obama administration extended protections for 18 months, saying El Salvador suffered lingering harm from the 2001 earthquakes that killed more than 1,000 people and would be unable to absorb such a large wave of people returning.

[central_va]

But who will wash the dishes and mow the grass. I am not paying $4,322.00 to mow my grass! /sarcasm

[amihow]

When the emergency in the sending countries is over,then they should go back and use any knowledge acquired here to build their own country’s version of the American Dream.

[oldvirginian]

When most republicans would be folding President Trump is upping the ante.
Never in a million years would I play poker against this guy.

[TADSLOS]

More good news. Now, about that UN bunch....time for an eviction notice.

[Keyhopper]

Deport them all!
Build the wall!
Quit talking and start building

[Keyhopper]

Deport them all!
Build the wall!
Quit talking and start building

[ridesthemiles]

They came into this country in groups. They can leave the same way. MS-13 is a menace.

[TallahasseeConservative]

I’d prefer that MS 13 members leave this country in boxes, but I’ll accept the alternative.

[caww]

Here comes the Blowback already!.............

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., on Monday criticized the Trump administration's decision to revoke temporary protected status for Salvadorans.

“I am in strong disagreement with the administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran nationals who reside in the United States," Diaz-Balart said in a statement Monday..... "Since 2001, these people have established themselves in the United States, making countless contributions to our society and our local communities," he said. "It would be devastating to send them home after they have created a humble living for themselves and their families."

Noted!....

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-republican-trumps-removal-of-salvadorans-is-devastating/article/2645274

[caww]

The word “Temporary” has zero meaning in these programs to bring third world citizens here. “Ten” years later and here we are....So of course these programs are ‘Not’ humanitory efforts re-population movements of 3rd world populations to western nations.