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Original Date Announced
January 18, 2018USCIS issues a notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of TPS for El Salvador. USCIS has determined that the disaster-related country conditions that led to the country's original designation in 2001 no longer exist. Termination is delayed for 18 months to allow for transition. [ID #27]
Federal Register Notice: Termination of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected StatusEffective Date
September 9, 2019Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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October 3, 2018
On Oct. 3, 2018, Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction preventing DHS from implementing TPS terminations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan while the case is resolved on its merits.
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September 14, 2020
Ninth Circuit Ramos Decision
On September 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit overturned the 2018 district court injunction which had temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's plans to terminate TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan. However, because the appellate court has not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective, the injunction remains in place. Ramos v. Nielsen (N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:18-cv-01554); (Ninth Cir. Case No. 18-16981).
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December 9, 2020
Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
DHS announced that beneficiaries under the TPS designation for El Salvador will retain their TPS while the preliminary injunction in Ramos and the Bhattarai order remain in effect, provided that the TPS is not withdrawn because of individual ineligibility. Although a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction in Ramos on September 14, 2020, the appellate court had not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective and the injunction thus remains in place as of 12/09/20.
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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Trump Administration Action: Program TerminationSubject Matter: TPSAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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January 18, 2018
El Salvador's TPS designation dated back to 2001, was extended in 2016.
2016 Extension of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status - 81 FR 44645
Commentary
WP |Federal judge says administration can’t strip TPS for Haitians, Salvadorans
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