(WASHINGTON, DC) –Mayor Muriel Bowser today sent a letter to the Trump Administration urging for an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. Approximately 30,000 Salvadorans with TPS live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the Mayor’s letter included more than 1,000 petition signatures from residents calling on the Trump Administration to extend TPS for El Salvador.
Mayor Bowser stated: “We have thousands of residents from El Salvador who have lived here legally for years – residents who contribute to our economy, attend our schools and universities, and help us build safer, stronger neighborhoods. Ending TPS for El Salvador will have devastating impacts by tearing families apart. These petitions reaffirm our DC values, and we will continue fighting for our neighbors.”
A decision on an extension of TPS for El Salvador is expected from the Trump Administration by Monday, January 8, 2018. Residents can still sign the petition calling for an extension at mayor.dc.gov.