Why does the United States say that more than 300,000 Central American immigrants no longer need protection?

165438+1October 4th According to foreign media reports, the State Council said that more than 300,000 immigrants from Central America and Haiti no longer need special protection status, which opened the door for the possibility of repatriating them to China. Earlier, it was speculated that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would update the temporary protection status (TPS) of these immigrants next week.

The American media quoted sources as saying that on June 365438+1October 3 1, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson informed Elaine Duke, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, that the economic and security conditions of these immigrants' home countries had improved and there was no urgent need to stay in the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the procedure, the Department of Homeland Security should consult the State Council when making a decision on immigration status.

At the beginning of 65438+ 10 next year, the TPS of 57000 Hondurans and 2500 Nicaraguan immigrants in the United States will expire, and the Department of Homeland Security will announce their stay on the 6th of this month. Although most of these people are illegal immigrants, they were not deported from the United States after Hurricane Mitch hit Central America in 1998. Since then, their asylum status has been updated regularly, sometimes in response to local natural disasters and security problems.

The largest number of TPS is Salvadoran immigrants, about 200,000. The Department of Homeland Security will announce whether to renew asylum status in June 5438+next year 10. At least 30,000 of them live in Washington State, DC.

Before Thanksgiving, the Department of Homeland Security must decide whether 50,000 Haitian immigrants with TPS can stay in the United States. Most Haitian immigrants live in South Florida. They got TPS after the 20 10 earthquake, in which 200,000 people died.

The the State Council official told AFP that no decision had been announced and declined to comment on "intra-ministerial or inter-departmental consultations".