Jose Palma

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: TPS recipient awaiting DHS decision

Roughly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) kept their legal protections when the program's designation expired September 9. But their work permits expired the same day, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not said whether the program will continue or end.

Updated Sep 11