Migrants Plead for Clemency from Trump After TPS Expiration for Hondurans and Nicaraguans

Migrants plead for clemency from Trump

TPS ends for Central Americans

Families face imminent deportation

According to EFE, thousands of Honduran and Nicaraguan migrants face new uncertainty after the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States.

This immigration relief, in effect since 1999, expired on Monday for nearly 60,000 people of these nationalities.

The measure directly exposes them to deportation proceedings after having lived in the country for more than 25 years.

The announcement sparked protests and pleas in cities with large Central American communities, such as Miami.

Migrants Beg for Clemency in Miami

Migrants pleaded for “clemency” from President Donald Trump on Monday as Temporary Protected Status expired for nearly 60,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans. #ImpactoLatino #immigrants #TPS #Trump #Hondurans #Nicaraguans https://t.co/SmMiEowftk pic.twitter.com/McxrWZdXu0

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“We ask you, please, since you have already closed the borders, that you give those of us inside the country a temporary status,” said Honduran migrant Iris Aguilar.

From Little Havana in Miami, Aguilar spoke of “clemency” and of the contribution migrants have made to the country.

“We have built, we have worked, we have contributed,” she insisted in statements to EFE.

The expiration of TPS was described as a “true human tragedy” by migrant organizations.

End of TPS Under Trump and DHS Justification

Migrants Plead for Clemency from Trump After TPS Expiration – PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

A dozen Hondurans gathered in Miami’s iconic neighborhood to demand immediate solutions.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) argued that the conditions that justified TPS in 1999 no longer apply.

The benefit was granted after the devastating passage of Hurricane Mitch, which left more than 11,300 dead in Central America.

About 7,000 of those victims were in Honduras and nearly 4,000 in Nicaragua.

Debate Over Conditions in Central America

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DHS considers that both countries now have “notable improvements” that allow for the return of their citizens.

That argument has been publicly supported by Honduran President Xiomara Castro.

However, migrants insist that the reality is far from what authorities claim.

“In Nicaragua, there is a dictatorship, and in Honduras the governments have become accomplices of organized crime,” said Lesly Mejía.

End of TPS Hits Florida Hard

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For Mejía, losing TPS means being left without health insurance, without a driver’s license, and without access to benefits.

“After midnight, we have nothing,” lamented the affected migrant.

Criticism was also directed at President Castro’s stance.

Migrants consider it unacceptable that the Honduran government insists the country is safe for return.

Economic Impact of Mass Deportations

The perception within communities is that insecurity and the economic crisis have worsened in the region.

The impact of deportations threatens to further destabilize Honduras.

Nearly 27% of Honduras’s Gross Domestic Product depends on remittances.

So warned Juan Flores, president of the 15th of September Foundation, which represents Hondurans in the U.S.

End of TPS Puts Families at Risk

“Honduras does not have the conditions to receive more than 55,000 compatriots who had TPS,” Flores warned.

He added that the measure also affects more than 60,000 U.S.-born children of beneficiaries.

Uncertainty extends to mixed-status families, with citizens and migrants under the same roof.

Puerto Rican Julio Marrero recounted the fear of his wife, a TPS beneficiary who lost her job.

Testimonies of Fear and Uncertainty

“She is very afraid, she locks herself in and doesn’t want to leave the house,” said Marrero.

He fears that deportation could force them to separate children and grandchildren.

Meanwhile, a legal process is pending in a Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco.

A judicial decision could come on November 18.

End of TPS and Legal Battle

Until then, thousands of Honduran and Nicaraguan migrants remain vulnerable to deportation.

The case generates pressure on President Donald Trump’s administration, which defends the end of TPS.

The White House insists that the measure responds to the recovery of the countries of origin.

However, the opposition considers it a policy aimed at reducing Central American migration.

Judicial Decisions Generate Contradictions

Last Friday, a federal judge blocked another Trump administration order regarding TPS.

That measure sought to cancel protections for more than one million immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti.

The contradiction has fueled further uncertainty within migrant communities.

For many, the end of TPS is only the beginning of a new stage of vulnerability.

End of TPS Keeps Families in Limbo

The outcome of the litigation in November will be key for the future of thousands of Central American families in the U.S.

Meanwhile, pleas for clemency multiply in cities such as Miami, Houston, New York, and Los Angeles.

Migrants insist that their economic and social contributions must be considered before deporting them.

Pressure is mounting, and the issue is becoming a new focal point in the national political debate on immigration.