The US has announced that in January 2019 it will terminate a programme which gave Nicaraguan immigrants protection from deportation.
The decision will affect thousands of Nicaraguan living in the US, who will have to seek “an alternative lawful immigration status” or leave the US.
The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua was introduced in 1999 after Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America.
It has been repeatedly renewed since.
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