Immigrants and Activists Protest
Termination of TPS
for Hondurans ... back >
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May 7, 2018 - Led by CASA de
Maryland executive director Gustavo Torres, Honduran TPS beneficiaries
and activists protested in front of the White House. On May 4 the
Department of Homeland Security announced termination of Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, the latest in a series of such
announcements (+).
Some 57,000 Hondurans, who have lived and worked in the U.S. for close
to twenty years, would be required to return to Honduras by Jan. 5,
2020 if the action withstands legal challenges (+).
Honduras
is
one
of
the
most violent countries in the world, |
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Abel Nuñez, Executive
Director of CARECEN. |
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Santos Reyes, member of
SEIU32BJ, whose TPS status has been terminated. (Ana Martinez,
lead organizer with CASA, helping with translation).
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Mardoel Hernandez, activist with
Alianza TPS, whose TPS status has been terminated.
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Virgilio Aleman, CASA member and
Arlington resident, whose TPS status has been terminated. He is
84 years old and still working.
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