{"id":7231,"date":"2026-08-25T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:12:55","slug":"270-faith-leaders-extend-temporary-protected-status-for-salvadorans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/270-faith-leaders-extend-temporary-protected-status-for-salvadorans\/","title":{"rendered":"270 Faith Leaders: Extend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Kate Scanlon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osvnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSV News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON (OSV News) \u2014 Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/12\/guard-this-treasure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a> before it expires in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/07\/miami-archbishop-calls-for-compassionate-protections-for-haitians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TPS designation<\/a> grants the U.S. government the power to shield eligible migrants from deportation if they are from countries experiencing dangerous conditions such as war, disaster, or other unrest. El Salvador\u2019s TPS designation is scheduled to expire Sept. 9, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The removal of that legal status would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/humanitarian\/temporary-protected-status\/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-el-salvador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impact about 170,000 Salvadoran<\/a> nationals in the U.S., according to the Congressional Research Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an Aug. 21 letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, more than 270 faith leaders and organizations \u2014 including several U.S. bishops and many Catholic groups including the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliniclegal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLINIC<\/a> \u2014 argued that Mullins should extend El Salvador\u2019s TPS designation to prevent disruption to U.S. communities where Salvadoran migrants have established ties and prevent family separation due to remaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/12\/remembering-the-martyrs-of-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangerous conditions in that country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe that sending hundreds of thousands of Salvadoran TPS holders back into an unstable and unfamiliar country that does not have the capability to support its own nationals is a danger to those individuals and a decision that would have severe negative consequences for years to come,\u201d the letter said. \u201cA thoughtful review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/location\/americas\/central-america-and-the-caribbean\/el-salvador\/report-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current conditions in El Salvador<\/a>, consideration of their contributions as TPS holders to the United States and the administration\u2019s obligation to respect the statutory framework which governs TPS, supports an extension of El Salvador\u2019s TPS designation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A call from faith leaders to protect Salvadorans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their letter, the signatories added that although they \u201call come from various faith backgrounds, we have a shared purpose in respecting human life, upholding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/02\/pope-to-us-migration-policies-must-respect-human-dignity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the inherent dignity<\/a> of every individual person, maintaining the family unit, and protecting those who are unable to safely return to their home country due to conflict, natural disasters, or some other extraordinary condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the many Catholic signatories on the letter were Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta, Atlanta\u2019s auxiliary bishops and Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah. The <a href=\"https:\/\/maryknollogc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns<\/a>, Ignatian Solidarity Network, and CLINIC were also among the many Catholic groups signing the letter, as were religious orders such as the Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Elnora Bassey, a policy attorney at CLINIC, argued, \u201cSending Salvadoran TPS holders back into unsafe conditions at a time where deportees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/03\/a-saints-final-footsteps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a> are being detained without adequate representation, kidnapped, or potentially face some other harm, is cruel and can have a long-lasting harmful impact on those forced to return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time where immigrants are being targeted and lawful protections are becoming less available to those who need it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/06\/supreme-court-rules-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the administration<\/a> has an opportunity to make a choice that demonstrates its ability to protect vulnerable populations and that we are a nation that demonstrates compassion for all people regardless of status,\u201d Bassey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end TPS designation for Haitian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/07\/religious-minorities-in-syria-are-killed-persecuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syrian nationals<\/a>. Catholic leaders have also urged protection for nationals from those countries who would be subject to dangerous conditions in their countries of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featured image: A file photo shows a teenage girl from El Salvador being embraced by a family friend before leaving Vive La Case refugee center with her family in Buffalo, New York, to file a claim with customs officials at the U.S.-Canadian border to remain in the United States. Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador before it expires in September 2026. 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