WASHINGTON.
Democratic lawmakers yesterday called for an extension of the temporary protected status (TPS) for residents of Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, and the inclusion of Venezuela in the program that protects deportation.
“The situation in Central America is very difficult due to the impact of two hurricanes in 2020, the pandemic from covid-19 and economic crisisSenator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, said during a conference call.
The Honduran Nancy ruiz, who works for the sick, pleaded the president Joe Biden extend the TPS and said she’s only striving to “get more job opportunities, pay health insurance, train me as a nurse, and not be separated from my daughter, who was born in the United States.
The program TPS grants temporary legal residence with a work permit for nationals of one by the US government such as places where natural disasters have occurred or where people flee because of violence.
Currently, the program includes residents of 10 countries: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua will expire on October 4 next.
ACA Agreement
Receive aliens who are being deported U.S Providing them with protection as a “safe third country” is no longer a guarantee. He Cooperation Agreement on Asylum (ACA) who have signed Honduras for now it has been shelved due to the change in immigration policy it plans to implement Joe Biden, current president of U.S.
Lisandro Rosales, chancellor of HondurasHe noted that “they should let us know what they’re going to do, so far they haven’t told us anything,” referring to the agreement.