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U.S. Extends Deportation Relief to Salvadorans to 2021

HeadlineOct 29, 2019

The Trump administration has extended work permits and deportation relief for more than 200,000 Salvadorans with TPS, or temporary protected status, until the beginning of 2021. The announcement came as the U.S. and Salvadoran governments signed agreements to further collaborate on anti-immigration policies. The steps include deploying U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to El Salvador and expanding biometric data collection.

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