Mass. Is ‘Where I Will Feel Safe’: Hondurans React To Losing Immigration Protection
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The Trump administration announced Friday that an immigration protection known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire for Hondurans in January of 2020.
Temporary Protected Status is just that — a temporary immigration status granted to individuals from certain countries hit hard by natural disasters, war or disease.
Honduras was granted TPS in 1999 after a deadly hurricane devastated the country. TPS allows eligible Hondurans to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. The federal government has continually renewed the nation’s status.