WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the below statement following the Trump Administration decision to end protected status for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants living legally in the United States: 

“This is another example of the Trump Administration’s misguided approach to immigration. The arbitrary decision to end protection for the Salvadorans who have sought refuge in the United States will break apart American families. It will push an entire community of people, who for nearly two decades have lived, worked, and contributed to the Commonwealth’s economy, into the shadows.”

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