IMPACT – HIGH

International travel to El Salvador has resumed, with the airport reopening on Sept. 19.

Key Points:

  • Permanent residents and foreign nationals must show their airlines a negative PCR test result issued within 72 hours of departure before they can board their flight.
  • Crew members, diplomats and children ages 2 and under are exempt from this requirement.
  • There is no quarantine required if the COVID-19 test results are negative.

Additional information: Consular appointments and services are available but limited at this time.

Analysis & Comments: The response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, and Deloitte will provide additional updates as information becomes available. Please check Deloitte’s COVID-19 Digital Map, available here, for information on travel restrictions and immigration changes in other countries.

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The Trump administration announced Monday that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador.

Key Points:

  • Roughly 260,000 Salvadorans will be allowed to remain in the United States until Sept. 9, 2019, at which time they will be subject to removal (deportation).
  • Salvadorans with TPS who want to extend their benefits until Sept. 9, 2019 must apply for an extension of TPS and an employment authorization document.
  • The Department of Homeland Security has not yet said when the re-registration period will open and close. This information is expected to be published in the Federal Register soon.

Background: The U.S. government granted temporary protections to Salvadorans in 2001 after two earthquakes killed more than 1,000 people. Since then, the designation has been renewed 11 times. In 2016, the Obama administration cited drought, poverty and gang violence as reasons to keep the temporary protections in place. DHS said in a statement Monday that the agency’s secretary, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, decided to end TPS for El Salvador based on “careful consideration of available information, including recommendations received as part of an inter-agency consultation process.” The Trump administration has already terminated TPS protections for Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan, and a decision on Honduras is expected in July.

BAL Analysis: DHS is advising Salvadorans with TPS to prepare for their departure from the U.S. or apply for other types of visas during the transition period. BAL will continue to monitor the Federal Register for information about when the re-registration period to extend TPS benefits will open.

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