"It has always been a priority of our government's foreign policy to fight for the respect and dignity of our compatriots ; our compatriots are fighters," Martínez continued in his message on the social network.
Tweets from El Salvador's Foreign Minister Hugo Martínez. (Twitter).
"The head of the Pentagon reconstruction project was Salvadoran. A good portion of those who came to rebuild New Orleans after Katrina were Salvadoran," he added.
"I am proud to be Salvadoran and of the blue and white of our flag," he concluded.
End of TPS
The White House ended TPS earlier this week, which had provided immigration protection to about 200,000 Salvadorans since 2001.
The United States government ends the temporary protection program for Haitian immigrants
The United States government ends the TPS program of temporary protection for immigrants from Nicaragua and keeps the situation open for those from Honduras.
A few months ago, he did the same with programs that protected thousands of Haitian and Nicaraguan citizens from deportation.
Democrats and Republicans are racing against the clock to find a solution for the nearly 800,000 young people who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers," who came to the U.S. as children, from deportation.
As part of the agreement, the president wants Democrats to agree to fund the wall he wants to build on the border with Mexico, something lawmakers are reluctant to do.
The same negotiations are also discussing the White House's decision to end programs that allow tens of thousands of citizens from countries like Haiti or El Salvador to reside in the U.S.
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