Washington, Oct. 26 -- Representative James P. McGovern issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON-Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is leading 43 colleagues in again demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security over the future of Temporary Protected Status for approximately 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States.
In July, McGovern led 80 Members of Congress in urging DHS to extend TPS for El Salvador, warning that terminating the designation would harm the American economy and potentially return people to a country facing severe human rights and economic crises. The letter detailed deteriorating human rights ...