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Trump administration allows TPS to continue for Salvadorans – for now (opens the original)
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Roughly 170,000 immigrants from El Salvador covered by Temporary Protected Status can still legally work and live in the U.S. – for now. The Trump administration declined this week to terminate TPS for Salvadorans, even though it has done so for people from other countries like Haiti and Syria. But it also hasn't said whether it will extend the protection in the future. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said it will make an announcement on Salvadoran TPS, "at the appropriate ti
One TPS recipient shares what it's like to live under uncertainty (opens the original)
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Roughly 170,000 immigrants from El Salvador living in the U.S. are facing a looming deadline that could upend their lives. We are talking about the Temporary Protection Status program that provides these immigrants with the standing to live, go to school and work in the country legally. This protection status is set to expire on September 9. NPR immigration correspondent Vanessa Romo has been talking to one TPS recipient who has been sharing what it is like to live under the crushing weight of u
ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention (opens the original)
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A Chinese immigrant was found dead just hours after being booked into immigration detention in a U.S. territory, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lianyong Wei was arrested by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety on Aug. 21 after allegedly attacking a family in their home, officials said. A day later, Wei, whose legal immigration status ended in 2019, was taken into custody "without incident, pending his removal proceedings." The 51-ye
ICE arrests are surging as the administration targets more immigrants (opens the original)
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The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is yielding big results. Newly released data show the number of arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement climbed to nearly 50,000 in July. It's part of a broader crackdown on illegal and legal immigration during Trump's second term. Here to talk about what's going on is NPR immigration correspondent Vanessa Romo. Hey, Vanessa. ROSE: Let's start with new data showing that ICE has made more arrests in July than any other month
Immigration arrests soar, hitting 50,000 in July (opens the original)
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement recorded 49,571 arrests in July, setting the highest monthly arrest total in President Trump's second term, according to recently released government data provided by ICE to the Deportation Data Project based at U.C. Berkeley and UCLA. The total surge averages out to 1,599 apprehensions a day, and tops June's record-breaking number of 43,021 arrests by 15%. Since taking over in March, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontat
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