El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and U.S. Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson announced on Monday, October 28, 2019, that the United States government will extend temporary protected status for more than 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. The program allows Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. and avoid deportation proceedings and allows them to get work permits.
The announcement was posted by video to Twitter and said the two countries have signed an agreement extending TPS for one year. The usual renewals had been for 18 months.
The Department of Homeland Security has not made any announcement.
