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Date Announced
Jan. 18, 2018The Secretary terminates TPS for El Salvador. She determines that the disaster-related country conditions that led to the country's original designation in 2001 no longer exist. But she delays termination for 18 months to allow for transition. [ID #27]
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Effective Date of Change
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Subsequent Action
September 14, 2020On 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. A motion for rehearing en banc is currently due 11/30/20. Ramos v. Nielsen (N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:18-cv-01554); (Ninth Cir. Case No. 18-16981).
Ninth Circuit Ramos Decision
**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**
Prior Policies
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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
Subsequent Action
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Associated or Derivative Policies
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Jan. 18, 2018
DHS terminates TPS for El Salvador
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Commentary
WaPo: Federal Judge Citing Trump's Animus Against Nonwhites Blocks Removal of Haitians, Salvadorans, and Others
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