WASHINGTON.
Democratic lawmakers called for enlargement yesterday temporary protected status (TPS) for the citizens 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, pandemic of covid-19 and economic crisisSenator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, said in a teleconference.
The Honduran Nancy ruiz, who works caring for the sick, begged the president Joe Biden extend TPS and said she only aspires to “more employment options, to pay for health insurance, to train as a nurse, and not to be separated from my daughter, who was born in the United States.
program TPS grants a temporary legal residence with a work permit to citizens of a group of countries designated by The US government such as places where there have been natural disasters or where people are fleeing because of violence.
Currently, the program covers citizens from 10 countries – El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Names in El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua expires on October 4 next.
The Aca agreement
Receive deported foreign nationals from US Providing them with protection as a “safe third country” is no longer guaranteed. He Asylum cooperation agreement (ACA) who signed Honduras is currently pending due to the change in immigration policies it intends to implement Joe Biden, current president of US
Lisandro Rosales, cancel al HondurasHe commented that “they have to let us know what they will do, so far they have not told us anything”, referring to the agreement.