About 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants face uncertainty as a deadline approaches for the Trump administration to decide whether to end their Temporary Protected Status, following similar terminations for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries. Long-term residents who have spent decades in the US are preparing for possible deportation.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopian immigrants who had been living and working in the United States under humanitarian relief protections. The decision clears the way for potential deportations despite concerns about conditions in Ethiopia.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported Daniel Ogama Adongo, 37, a former Indianapolis Colts linebacker who was the first Kenyan to play in the NFL, on June 20 after he overstayed his visa and had multiple arrests. Adongo, a former rugby star, played for the Colts from 2013 to 2015.
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting deportation, located next to a Louisiana airfield used for removal flights.
