**Nevada Senator Calls for Urgent Renewal of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans**
Las Vegas, Nevada – Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, the U.S. senator representing Nevada, urged the Biden administration and Congress to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for nationals of El Salvador before its scheduled expiration. The call was made during a press conference held yesterday.
The TPS program, administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, grants temporary protection from removal and allows recipients to work legally in the United States. The designation for El Salvador was originally granted in 2014 and has been extended several times. The current designation is set to expire on a date announced by the U.S. government, and the Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced a decision on renewal.
Masto said that many Salvadoran families have built lives in the United States and that an abrupt termination of TPS would disrupt their livelihoods. She called on lawmakers to pass legislation to renew the designation and to provide a pathway to permanent residency for those who have lived in the U.S. for an extended period.
The senator also highlighted ongoing security challenges in El Salvador, including gang violence and economic instability, which continue to make it unsafe for Salvadorans to
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