Coverage dated September 9, 2026 to September 10, 2026

Salvadoran TPS holders can stay in US for now, but attorneys say they can't legally work

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, on the newest of 3 developments

Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador were in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared for the Trump administration to decide if they should end.

ABC 7 Los Angeles's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Thousands of Salvadorans brace for possible end of TPS

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Immigrant protections in limbo as deadline nears

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  3. Newest

    Salvadoran TPS holders can stay in US for now, but attorneys say they can't legally work

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC4 Washington

    Thousands of Salvadorans brace for possible end of TPS (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday , placing those with protected status in legal limbo. While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still u…

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador in limbo (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – JUNE 1: People wave an El Salvador flag during a message from President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador to the citizens for the 6 years of Bukele’s government in the Historic Center on June 1, 2025 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)

  3. Bloomberg

    TPS Changes Have El Salvador Immigrants Facing Trump Deportation Push (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Losing temporary protected status means Salvadorans must return to a country many of them no longer recognize or go underground in the US.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Salvadorans anxiously await news on whether TPS protections will end (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced whether it will end or extend Temporary Protected Status for some 170,000 Salvadorans, including 36,000 in California.

  5. KAAL Rochester

    Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears (opens KAAL Rochester)

    Published

    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador are in limbo as a deadline nears for the Trump administration to decide on ending them, as it has done with hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    TPS expires for an immigrant group shielded from deportation for decades (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Immigrants from El Salvador were the first group granted temporary protected status. The Trump administration has been canceling it for scores of immigrants fleeing war and disaster.

  7. Newsweek

    Trump Admin Leaves El Salvador TPS Status Unresolved (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The status protecting around 175,000 immigrants from deportation and allowing them to work was set to expire Wednesday.

  8. GBH News

    Over 7,300 Salvadorans in Massachusetts could face deportation with end of TPS (opens GBH News)

    Published

    GBH News's feed description

    Temporary protected status for immigrants from El Salvador is set to expire Wednesday, but the federal government hasn't said what it will do with those who hold that status.

  9. Border Report

    Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants in limbo as deadline nears (opens Border Report)

    Published

    Border Report's feed description

    Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador was in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared for the Trump administration to decide if they should end, as it has done for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries.

  10. NOTUS

    El Salvador TPS Holders ‘Retain Protection’ Pending a DHS Decision on Their Fate (opens NOTUS)

    Published

    NOTUS's feed description

    The designation was set to expire on Wednesday, leaving around 200,000 in a legal limbo.

  11. WAMU Washington DC

    A change in immigration status threatens thousands of Salvadoran immigrants in the D.C. region (opens WAMU Washington DC)

    Published

    WAMU Washington DC's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at "the appropriate time," leaving thousands of salvadorans in the DMV -- and across the country…

  12. DC News Now

    Thousands of DMV Salvadorans with TPS in limbo over legal protection in US (opens DC News Now)

    Published

    DC News Now's feed description

    The uncertainty has an especially large impact in the D.C. region.

  13. NBC4 Washington

    Salvadorans with TPS remain authorized to work until further notice, USCIS says (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    After more than two decades, temporary protected status (TPS) for Salvadorans was set to expire on Wednesday, Sept. 9, a move that would have left thousands of beneficiaries without immigration protection or authorization to work legally in the United States. U.S.

  14. Foxla

    Salvadoran TPS protections remain in place as families await DHS decision (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Temporary protected status for Salvadoran immigrants was set to expire Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security says the protections remain in place until the agency announces otherwise. Congresswoman Luz Rivas, who represents California's 29th District, says the uncertainty is taking a to…

  15. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Salvadoran TPS holders can stay in US for now, but attorneys say they can't legally work (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

    Published

    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador were in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared for the Trump administration to decide if they should end.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Immigrant protections in limbo as deadline nears (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MIAMI -- Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador were in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared for the Trump administration to decide if they should end, as it has done for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries.

  17. UPI

    U.S. delays end of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Temporary Protected Status for some 200,000 Salvadorans will remain in effect until further notice.

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