Aurora Salvadoran community concerned as they wait for decision on Temporary Protected Status

Name: Aurora Salvadoran community concerned as they wait for decision on Temporary Protected Status
Uploaded: 2026-09-13T18:35:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: In 2001, an earthquake rocked the small Central American nation of El Salvador. At that time, immigrants fleeing the disaster were granted Temporary Protected Status. Twenty-five years later, Salvadorans are the third-largest immigrant group in Aurora; El Salvador even has a consulate there. But now those days may be coming to an end.

In 2001, an earthquake rocked the small Central American nation of El Salvador. At that time, immigrants fleeing the disaster were granted Temporary Protected Status. Twenty-five years later, Salvadorans are the third-largest immigrant group in Aurora; El Salvador even has a consulate there. But now those days may be coming to an end.