Biden administration extends temporary status for 800,000 from Venezuela and El Salvador
6 days, 5 hours ago

Biden administration extends temporary status for 800,000 from Venezuela and El Salvador

LA Times  

President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris at a wildfire briefing Thursday. The Biden administration has extended temporary status for hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela and El Salvador. About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hard-line immigration policies. “Our biggest concern is that after El Salvador, there are countries whose TPS are expiring soon and are being left out, like Venezuela, Nepal, Sudan, Nicaragua and Honduras.” The money that Salvadorans send home is a major economic support for the Central American country, potentially complicating efforts to end TPS for an ally of the United States. In March 2022, El Salvador’s gangs killed 62 people in hours, prompting its congress to allow a “state of exception” for Bukele to crack down, suspending some constitutional rights and granting more police powers.

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President Joe Biden extends time in U.S. for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Donald Trump readies immigration crackdown
4 days, 21 hours ago

President Joe Biden extends time in U.S. for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Donald Trump readies immigration crackdown

The Hindu  

About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hardline immigration policies. Homeland Security also extended TPS for more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese that are already living in …

Biden extends TPS provision for more than 800,000 immigrants days before Trump assumes presidency
4 days, 21 hours ago

Biden extends TPS provision for more than 800,000 immigrants days before Trump assumes presidency

Firstpost  

The initiative would protect 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US from the wrath of the incoming Republican rule. As the United States prepares itself for the comeback of US President-elect Donald Trump, the current President Joe Biden and his administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 800,000 immigrants. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and …

Biden extends deportation protections before Trump hand-off
6 days, 5 hours ago

Biden extends deportation protections before Trump hand-off

Salon  

President Joe Biden extended the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States by 18 months on Friday, throwing a wrench in President-elect Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations in his second term. Biden's administration extended the legal period that immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan and Venezuela under the Temporary Protected Status program can stay in the …

Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown
6 days, 5 hours ago

Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States as communities brace for the incoming Trump administration. The relief – known as Temporary Protected Status – applies to people who would face extreme hardship if forced to return to homelands devastated by armed conflict or natural …

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
2 weeks ago

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides

LA Times  

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, seen on a November visit to Costa Rica, has governed under a state of emergency for two full years. El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a state of emergency that has given the government extraordinary powers and curtailed some fundamental rights. President …

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says security sustainable without a state of emergency
4 months, 2 weeks ago

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says security sustainable without a state of emergency

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Nearly 2½ years into a state of emergency that has suspended key civil liberties in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele says the security advances achieved are sustainable without what was supposed to be a temporary measure. Each month, El Salvador’s congress, which is comfortably controlled by Bukele’s New Ideas party and its allies, approves another …

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — About 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will now be eligible for temporary legal status allowing them to remain in the U.S. and work because conditions in the strife-torn Caribbean nation are considered unsafe for them to return, the Homeland Security Department said Friday. The move — one of the largest expansions of TPS — draws …

At least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons during the ‘war on gangs,’ rights group says
9 months, 1 week ago

At least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons during the ‘war on gangs,’ rights group says

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR — At least 241 people have died in El Salvador prisons since the start of President Nayib Bukele’s “war on gangs” two years ago, according to the organization Humanitarian Legal Relief. According to the NGO report, “of these deaths, 44% died of violent death, serious torture, 29% due to lack of medical attention.” While the government is accused …

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years
10 months ago

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years

The Independent  

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El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It’s now been in effect for two years
10 months ago

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It’s now been in effect for two years

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s lawmakers have granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for the 24th consecutive one-month extension of an anti-gang emergency decree. Bukele has used emergency powers to round up 78,175 suspected gang members in sweeps that rights groups say are often arbitrary, based on a person’s appearance or where they live. El Salvador’s homicide …

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele takes aim at critics in looking ahead to 2nd presidential term
11 months, 1 week ago

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele takes aim at critics in looking ahead to 2nd presidential term

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is savoring what appears to be a landslide reelection victory, and is railing against his international critics and the press. “It will be the first time in a country that just one party exists in a completely democratic system,” Bukele said, adding that “the entire opposition together was pulverized.” Bukele …

El Salvador is seeing worst rights abuses since 1980-1992 civil war, Amnesty reports
1 year, 1 month ago

El Salvador is seeing worst rights abuses since 1980-1992 civil war, Amnesty reports

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises since the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, because of President Nayib Bukele ’s harsh anti-gang crackdown, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday. The rights group claimed that the almost 74,000 people jailed in the crackdown were subjected to “systematic use of torture and …

With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool
1 year, 3 months ago

With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — From a White House podium in May, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined new legal pathways to the United States for Venezuelans and others, along with a “very clear” message for those who come illegally. Jeremy MacGillivray, deputy representative of the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration in Mexico, declined to predict the impact of the …

US extends temporary protection to nearly 500,000 Venezuelan migrants
1 year, 3 months ago

US extends temporary protection to nearly 500,000 Venezuelan migrants

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration’s decision comes as Republicans warn of a new surge of arrivals along the US-Mexico border. He also warned he saw no end to the crisis: “This issue will destroy New York City.” But on Thursday, New York Democrats hailed Mayorkas’s announcement as a step towards relieving the pressure the city faces. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, meanwhile, …

Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, disappointing some advocates and members of Congress who sought a more generous offer. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who strongly pressed the White House for extensions, applauded the …

El Salvador extends special powers in fight against gangs
1 year, 11 months ago

El Salvador extends special powers in fight against gangs

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s congress has approved President Nayib Bukele’s request to extend the period of special powers for another month, meaning the country will go at least a full year with some fundamental rights suspended in fight against gangs. After a surge in gang violence in March 2022, in which 62 people were killed in a …

El Salvador renews state of emergency as gang crackdown continues
2 years ago

El Salvador renews state of emergency as gang crackdown continues

Al Jazeera  

Government says emergency measures have led to drop in murders, but rights groups raise concerns about reported abuses. El Salvador’s legislature has extended a state of emergency for 30 days as President Nayib Bukele’s administration continues a months-long “war” against criminal gangs that has led to the arrests of tens of thousands of people. El Salvador first imposed the emergency …

El Salvador congress extends gang crackdown yet again
2 years, 1 month ago

El Salvador congress extends gang crackdown yet again

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The congress of El Salvador has voted to extend President Nayib Bukele’s emergency powers to crack down on gangs for yet another month. Activists say it has led to human rights abuses, and Salvadoran officials said they will review prison conditions with human rights groups starting in January. The country’s human rights official, Raquel Caballero, …

Biden extends temporary protections to 110,000 Haitians in the U.S.
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden extends temporary protections to 110,000 Haitians in the U.S.

LA Times  

The Biden administration has granted more than 100,000 Haitians living in the United States the chance to apply for work permits and protection from deportation to their home country, which has been devastated by an earthquake, disease outbreaks and widespread violence. President Biden’s move Monday ensures that Haitians who have been in the country as of Nov. 6 this year …

El Salvador’s Bukele says he will seek re-election despite ban
2 years, 4 months ago

El Salvador’s Bukele says he will seek re-election despite ban

Al Jazeera  

Experts say President Nayib Bukele’s move would violate at least four articles of El Salvador’s constitution. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has said he plans to seek a second five-year term in office, despite the country’s constitution prohibiting presidents from having consecutive terms. “And thanks to the new configuration of the democratic institution of our country, now El Salvador will …

US extends legal protection for Venezuelans for 18 months
2 years, 6 months ago

US extends legal protection for Venezuelans for 18 months

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday. An estimated 343,000 Venezuelans already in the United States were given Temporary Protect Status, or TPS in March of 2021, allowing them …

El Salvador rights groups cite 338 violations amid gang crackdown
2 years, 8 months ago

El Salvador rights groups cite 338 violations amid gang crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Amid a spike in homicides, President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency in March aimed at stemming gang violence. Five human rights groups in El Salvador have reported that there have been complaints of at least 338 violations of human rights during El Salvador’s crackdown on gang members. At least 24,000 presumed gang members have been arrested since the …

El Salvador declares state of emergency amid killings
2 years, 9 months ago

El Salvador declares state of emergency amid killings

The Hindu  

El Salvador's congress granted President Nayib Bukele request to declare a state of emergency early Sunday amid a wave of gang-related killings over the weekend. Mr. Bukele announced the request in his social media accounts, and taunted those who opposed the measure, saying: “Is the opposition coming out to defend the gang members?” While Mr. Bukele has tried to project …

El Salvador declares state of emergency amid killings
2 years, 9 months ago

El Salvador declares state of emergency amid killings

LA Times  

A young man is detained by police in San Salvador during a weekend of record homicides. El Salvador’s congress granted President Nayib Bukele’s request to declare a state of emergency early Sunday amid a wave of gang-related killings over the weekend. Bukele announced the request in his social media accounts, and taunted those who opposed the measure, saying: “Is the …

Biden Urged To Protect Central Americans From Deportation Over Climate, Violence Concerns
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Urged To Protect Central Americans From Deportation Over Climate, Violence Concerns

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Immigrants and their advocates are calling on the Biden administration to grant protections from deportation to Central Americans who have fled their countries due to poverty, violence and catastrophic hurricanes. In a Thursday press call, immigrant rights groups Alianza Americas and Presente.org urged President Joe Biden to grant a new temporary protected status designation to four Central …

El Salvador’s millennial president is a man with one vision: Power
3 years, 8 months ago

El Salvador’s millennial president is a man with one vision: Power

LA Times  

A few days after he led a coup, the president of El Salvador uploaded a video onto TikTok of him gliding in a military vehicle while hundreds of soldiers salute. “Today we breathe different air.” President Nayib Bukele has called himself “an instrument of God.” But what Bukele’s “new history” will bring is uncertain, and to some, unnerving. “He’s an …

Crisis brewing as El Salvador’s Congress votes out top judges
3 years, 8 months ago

Crisis brewing as El Salvador’s Congress votes out top judges

Al Jazeera  

Rights advocates and political opposition decry the move as an attempt by President Nayib Bukele to cement his power. Human rights and judicial experts have slammed lawmakers aligned with El Salvador’s populist President Nayib Bukele for voting to dismiss top Supreme Court judges, a move they say aims to remove any opposition to Bukele’s firm grip on power. “Bukele is …

US offers temporary protected status to thousands of Venezuelans
3 years, 10 months ago

US offers temporary protected status to thousands of Venezuelans

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration move would shield Venezuelans already in the US from deportation and allow them to work legally. The Biden administration will allow hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States to apply for temporary protection, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday. The department said Venezuelans would be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, …

Sources: Biden officials snub Salvadoran leader in DC trip
3 years, 11 months ago

Sources: Biden officials snub Salvadoran leader in DC trip

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador’s president on an unannounced trip to Washington last week, as criticism of the Central American leader mounts among Democrats, three people with knowledge of the decision said Monday. “His popularity in El Salvador doesn’t insulate him from legitimate scrutiny in Washington over his record on human rights …

Court: Trump can end temporary legal status for 4 countries
4 years, 4 months ago

Court: Trump can end temporary legal status for 4 countries

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to remain in the United States, a divided appeals court ruled Monday. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction that blocked the government from ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for people from those …

El Salvador president denies negotiating with gang
4 years, 4 months ago

El Salvador president denies negotiating with gang

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied a report Friday that his government has been negotiating with one of the country’s most powerful gangs to lower the murder rate and win their support in mid-term elections in exchange for prison privileges. Attorney General Raúl Melara, whose office is independent of the presidency, said in an interview …

El Salvador’s president accused of using coronavirus to bolster autocratic agenda
4 years, 8 months ago

El Salvador’s president accused of using coronavirus to bolster autocratic agenda

LA Times  

Inmates at Izalco prison in San Salvador are rounded up during a security operation on April 25, 2020. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, ordered a crackdown in prisons after what authorities said were outside killings ordered by imprisoned gang members. Bukele essentially declared war on the country’s powerful gangs, including the infamous MS-13, approving use of lethal force against domestic …

US extends protected status for Salvadorans by a year
5 years, 2 months ago

US extends protected status for Salvadorans by a year

Al Jazeera  

The programme gives more than 200,000 Salvadorans the right to live and work in the United States. The United States government has extended temporary protection for Salvadorans living in the country by an additional year, the US ambassador to El Salvador, Ronald Johnson, said on Monday, in a potential sign of easing tensions over migration. “Today in Washington, we signed …

Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status To Many Salvadorans In U.S.
5 years, 2 months ago

Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status To Many Salvadorans In U.S.

NPR  

Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status To Many Salvadorans In U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Salvador Melendez/AP Salvador Melendez/AP The Trump administration is extending protections from deportation to more than 200,000 Salvadoran citizens living and working in the United States in an announcement made Monday. Under the program called Temporary Protected Status — usually reserved to help foreign nationals from …

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