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Protections for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants reach expiration deadline

Temporary Protected Status reaches a key deadline amid broader Trump administration cuts to humanitarian programs.

Updated Sep 9, 2026 · 18:47 UTC2 reports

Latest update: Protections for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants face an automatic six-month extension if Homeland Security takes no formal action.

The short version

Temporary Protected Status covering approximately 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants reached its expiration deadline on Wednesday.[The Washington Post · ABC News]
Prior to leaving office, President Joe Biden had renewed the designation for 18 months through Sept. 9, 2026.[ABC News]
During Donald Trump's second term, the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled protections for over 1 million individuals across 14 nations.[ABC News]
Protections will automatically renew for six months if Homeland Security fails to take official action.[ABC News]

About 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants faced an expiration deadline for their Temporary Protected Status.[The Washington Post · ABC News]
Temporary protections automatically extend for six months if the Department of Homeland Security takes no formal action.[ABC News]
President Joe Biden previously extended TPS for El Salvador for 18 months through Sept. 9, 2026.[ABC News]
During President Donald Trump's second term, Homeland Security has ended TPS for more than 1 million individuals from 14 nations.[ABC News]
Salvadorans living in the U.S. remitted $9.9 billion back to El Salvador last year, accounting for 24% of the nation's GDP.[ABC News]
In June, the Supreme Court ruled Homeland Security held legal authority to terminate TPS for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians.[ABC News]

Whether the Department of Homeland Security will issue a formal termination or allow the automatic six-month extension to trigger remains unconfirmed.[ABC News]

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