As the Trump administration dismantles Temporary Protected Status, Salvadorans may be next

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 1,647

Last Updated: 10 hours, 9 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return.

But as the Trump administration has stripped those humanitarian protections for nearly a million people, the Salvadoran national is uncertain if his own legal status will remain in place next week.

“I’m going day by day,” Palma, who lives in Texas, told States Newsroom in an interview.

Within two years under the Trump …

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