Information for TPS holders

The El Salvador Consulate, in conjunction with Pereira Immigration Law Group, will host an information session Thursday at 6 p.m. at the consulate, 765 N. Nellis Blvd. Immigration attorney Kathia Pereira will answer questions regarding re-registration and potential avenues for becoming a permanent legal resident.

On Monday, the UNLV Immigration

Clinic will host an information forum at 5 p.m. with the help of local immigration advocates at a location to be determined.

card if they have a spouse or child over 21 who’s a U.S. citizen, but a minority of beneficiaries meet that criteria, Barrera said.

“People call and they want to know what their options are, and for most people there aren’t other options,” Barrera said. “It can be hard to have those conversations.”

El Salvador has rebuilt much of its damaged infrastructure since the earthquake, eliminating the need for the protection, Nielsen said in her Monday announcement.

But a new threat exists, many experts say: gang violence.

That worries Valle and his family, who says they won’t stay behind if he is forced to return to El Salvador.

“I try to tell them, ‘It’s beautiful in El Salvador. It’s so nice. You have your grandma there and your aunts.’” Valle said but acknowledged that he doesn’t believe his own words. “I don’t know where (they heard this) from, but they say, ‘No, Dad, they kill people there.’”

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