Aurora, a Honduran nurse and mother of two, migrated to the United States in 1990 and worked in Los Angeles as a home caregiver for older adults. She bathes, feeds, changes clients, and sometimes accompanies them to places like the beauty salon, often staying with the same clients for years and through death. After Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the U.S. granted Hondurans Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing Aurora to live and work legally. TPS renewals continued until the Trump administration announced termination effective Sept. 8, citing Honduras's recovery. A 9th Circuit panel overturned a lower court decision, permitting termination to proceed while litigation continues. Aurora now faces legal uncertainty and fear of immigration enforcement.
"I felt protected," she says in Spanish.
"Temporary Protected Status was designed to be just thattemporary," said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a statement in July.
"It is clear that the Government of Honduras has taken all of the necessary steps to overcome the impacts of Hurricane Mitch, almost 27 years ago. Honduran citizens can safely return home."
"We don't know what will happen," she says. "We don't know anythin
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