WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Massachusetts is home to more than 7,000 Salvadoran TPS holders
Washington (September 9, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Trump administration temporarily kept in place Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador despite planning to end protections today. El Salvador continues to face severe environmental and humanitarian challenges, including an ongoing drought and recurring extreme weather and flooding, as well as other political conditions that make terminating protections cruel and potentially life threatening. The vast majority of Salvadoran TPS holders have children born in the ...