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Haitians, Syrians aren’t the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status
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Haitians, Syrians aren’t the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

The Seattle Times·GISELA SALOMON The Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other countries will pay close attention, perhaps none more than an estimated 200,000 from El Salvador. Many Salvadorans have lived in the United States for 25 years under Temporary Protected Status, which allows those already in the country to stay with work permits in increments of up to 18 months as long as the Homeland Security secretary deems conditions unsafe for return. President Donald Trump’s former secretary, Kristi Noem, ended TPS for all 12 countries that came up for renewal under her watch. Court arguments Wednesday will focus on whether the administration properly weighed conditions in Haiti and Syria when it ended TPS and if it prejudiced non-white immigrants. The decisions affected about 350.000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, occupies a special place as a U.S.…

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