White House halts DHS plan to end TPS for 200,000 Salvadorans

The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had cleared a Federal Register notice ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 200,000 Salvadorans in September, but the White House stopped it, Politico reported on September 29, citing an administration official and three other people close to the administration. El Salvador's designation was listed as running through September 9, 2026; DHS has since said an announcement will be made 'at the appropriate time' and that Salvadoran TPS holders retain protection, including work authorization, until then. No Federal Register notice extending or terminating the designation has been published. The New Yorker reported on September 30 that the pause followed lobbying by the construction industry and other groups.