Chairman Perez on Trump Ending Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadorans

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after President Trump decided to cancel the temporary protected status of 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the U.S. since 2001.

This is a cruel and heartless decision by a cruel and heartless president. By targeting those who were driven from their homes by environmental catastrophe and violence in El Salvador, Donald Trump is tearing more working families apart — putting their lives at risk, threatening our economy, and turning his back on the values that have made America great.

America is great when we respond to humanitarian crises by helping those in need, not banishing them from our borders. Democrats believe that diversity and compassion are our country’s greatest strengths, and we will continue to fight for the courageous immigrant families who make our country better every day.