End of protection for Salvadorans fills immigrant families with dread Nearly 200,000 people face a choice of leaving the U.S. or being deported after Sept. 9, 2019. BY ELLIOT SPAGAT, ASSOCIATED PRESS. From Portland Press Herald, 1/8/18. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s decision to end special protections for nearly 200,0000 Salvadoran immigrants filled many Salvadoran families with dread Monday, raising the possibility that they … 11 January 2018, Posted in: Uncategorized