Why Trump Is Pausing His Crackdown on Salvadoran Immigrants
The Trump administration unexpectedly paused its plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 170,000 Salvadorans on September 9th, despite having finalized the decision weeks earlier. The reversal appears tied not to humanitarian concerns but to behind-the-scenes lobbying
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