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People hold Haitian flags and signs during a July 2026 rally in San Diego in support of immigrants living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

September 4, 2026

What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status

Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

Congress never built a path from temporary status to permanent residence, leaving many people facing deportation with little recourse.

Members of the Afghanistan community and their supporters take part in a demonstration calling for an ‘open door’ policy for Afghanistan refugees on Aug. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

August 15, 2025

Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief

Mitra Naseh, Washington University in St. Louis

Afghans who have lost US work permits and protections from deportation fear persecution by the Taliban if they return to Afghanistan.

After Haiti signed its Declaration of Independence from France, in 1804, the U.S. started a nearly 60-year political and economic embargo that hobbled the young nation’s growth. Wikimedia

January 15, 2018

Donald Trump doesn’t understand Haiti, immigration or American history

Chantalle F. Verna, Florida International University

Trump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric ignores a long pattern of migration from Haiti to the U.S., often driven by American meddling in Haitian affairs. Today, the two nations are irrevocably bound by history.

Transnational gangs like MS-13 are a major driver of violence in El Salvador, but they are far from the only problem. Jose Cabezas/Reuters

January 10, 2018

Why is El Salvador so dangerous? 4 essential reads

Catesby Holmes, The Conversation

The U.S. government has ended the protective status of 200,000 Salvadoran migrants. If deported, they would go back to one of the world’s deadliest places. How did violence in El Salvador get so bad?

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