    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Pages H94-H95]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                           TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

      (Mr. GOMEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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      Mr. GOMEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Trump
    administration's decision to end temporary protected status, TPS, for
    more than 200,000 Salvadorans.
      TPS holders are thoroughly vetted legal residents who have
    contributed to our economy and to our communities for almost two
    decades. Most TPS recipients now call the United States home. Many are
    parents to children who are American citizens, and tearing these
    families apart is a heartless and cruel act.
      In their decision, this administration claims they reviewed the
    disaster-related conditions on which the original determination was
    made; however, they failed to consider the current realities that make
    El Salvador one of the most dangerous countries in the world. This
    irresponsible decision will drop hundreds of thousands of people into
    violence and disaster.
      Sending 200,000 Salvadorans, many from my district, to a dangerous
    foreign country is inhumane. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to
    immediately pass the American Promise Act so that we can correct this
    despicable action.

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