Trump ends TPS for Salvadorans, 200K will be forced to leave the country

[pachinko 10,755]

Omg, I'm of Salvadoran decent. 

Though I was born and raised in the US.  

I'm still hung af. 

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

1 hour ago, Whispering said:

TPS beneficiaries are granted authorization to work in the US and a reprieve from deportation. But outside of that, TPS doesn’t grant many other benefits; beneficiaries do not have legal permanent resident status, and while a small number of beneficiaries may be eligible for green cards through the sponsorship of a US citizen family member, the program is not intended to provide a path to citizenship.

I would think that those who have been law abiding and honest should be given the opportunity to become citizens... many aren't causing any problems in the US at all.

MS-13 and their associates however.......

[ALGAYDO 35,134]

37 minutes ago, pachinko said:

I'm still hung af. 

 

[pachinko 10,755]

56 minutes ago, ALGAYDO said:

 

All Salvadorans are hung. It's a blessing and a curse. 

[Whispering 18,865]

2 hours ago, Woolfsmck said:

I would think that those who have been law abiding and honest should be given the opportunity to become citizens... many aren't causing any problems in the US at all.

 

They should have been, but that wasn't an option. The best they could hope for is a green card. 

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

6 hours ago, Whispering said:

TPS beneficiaries are granted authorization to work in the US and a reprieve from deportation. But outside of that, TPS doesn’t grant many other benefits; beneficiaries do not have legal permanent resident status, and while a small number of beneficiaries may be eligible for green cards through the sponsorship of a US citizen family member, the program is not intended to provide a path to citizenship.

I’m still interested in why the temporary status was held for 17 years though? 

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

32 minutes ago, Cuchulainn said:

I’m still interested in why the temporary status was held for 17 years though? 

It was extended every 18 months. 

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

12 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

It was extended every 18 months. 

Why?

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

12 minutes ago, Cuchulainn said:

Why?

From the immigration website: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately.  USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States.  Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.

The Secretary may designate a country for TPS due to the following temporary conditions in the country:

Ongoing armed conflict (such as civil war)

An environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane), or an epidemic

Other extraordinary and temporary conditions

During a designated period, individuals who are TPS beneficiaries or who are found preliminarily eligible for TPS upon initial review of their cases (prima facie eligible):

Are not removable from the United States

Can obtain an employment authorization document (EAD)

May be granted travel authorization

Once granted TPS, an individual also cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of his or her immigration status in the United States.

TPS is a temporary benefit that does not lead to lawful permanent resident status or give any other immigration status. However, registration for TPS does not prevent you from:

Applying for nonimmigrant status

Filing for adjustment of status based on an immigrant petition

Applying for any other immigration benefit or protection for which you may be eligible

 

Basically the conditions in El Salvador. 

[Whispering 18,865]

1 hour ago, Cuchulainn said:

I’m still interested in why the temporary status was held for 17 years though? 

Temporary Protected Status serves as a form of humanitarian relief, offered to nationals of countries struggling with the aftermath of war, natural disasters, or other humanitarian crises where conditions on the ground make it difficult for people to return safely. Ten countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — are currently in the program, which is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security and is granted in six- to 18-month intervals that can be renewed as long as DHS deems a designation necessary.

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

9 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

From the immigration website: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately.  USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States.  Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.

The Secretary may designate a country for TPS due to the following temporary conditions in the country:

Ongoing armed conflict (such as civil war)

An environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane), or an epidemic

Other extraordinary and temporary conditions

During a designated period, individuals who are TPS beneficiaries or who are found preliminarily eligible for TPS upon initial review of their cases (prima facie eligible):

Are not removable from the United States

Can obtain an employment authorization document (EAD)

May be granted travel authorization

Once granted TPS, an individual also cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of his or her immigration status in the United States.

TPS is a temporary benefit that does not lead to lawful permanent resident status or give any other immigration status. However, registration for TPS does not prevent you from:

Applying for nonimmigrant status

Filing for adjustment of status based on an immigrant petition

Applying for any other immigration benefit or protection for which you may be eligible

 

Basically the conditions in El Salvador. 

So in the past 17 years both republicans and democrats said we should ‘temporarily’ allow these people to live in the US, yet nothing was ever permanently resolved? I don’t understand why Trump suddenly wants to end this ‘temporary’ residency, but I also don’t understand why this just kept being put off indefinitely. After so many years I feel like we should have just absorbed these people as US permanent residents / citizens.

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

Just now, Whispering said:

Temporary Protected Status serves as a form of humanitarian relief, offered to nationals of countries struggling with the aftermath of war, natural disasters, or other humanitarian crises where conditions on the ground make it difficult for people to return safely. Ten countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — are currently in the program, which is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security and is granted in six- to 18-month intervals that can be renewed as long as DHS deems a designation necessary.

Thank you for quoting from articles, but you aren’t actually answering my questions.

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

Just now, Cuchulainn said:

So in the past 17 years both republicans and democrats said we should ‘temporarily’ allow these people to live in the US, yet nothing was ever permanently resolved? I don’t understand why Trump suddenly wants to end this ‘temporary’ residency, but I also don’t understand why this just kept being put off indefinitely. After so many years I feel like we should have just absorbed these people as US permanent residents / citizens.

Yes. 

And because Trump’s entire agenda has been nationalistic, anti-immigrant. 

There’s no logical reason to not give these people a permanent status imo. 

[Whispering 18,865]

Just now, Cuchulainn said:

Thank you for quoting from articles, but you aren’t actually answering my questions.

That's an answer to your question. Morphine Prince also answered it. What do you not understand about Temporary Protected Status? 

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

2 minutes ago, Whispering said:

That's an answer to your question. Morphine Prince also answered it. What do you not understand about Temporary Protected Status? 

Well I feel as both parties are at fault here. Democrats who have been in control could have tried to convert these people to permanent residents, especially since they’ve become accustomed to living here....

I don’t really expect republicans to do that.