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Firsthand Look At Living Conditions In Honduras, El Salvador
ResumeU.S. Representative Jim McGovern and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone are traveling on a fact-finding mission to Honduras and El Salvador. The two hope to get a firsthand look at the state of poverty and violent crime in the troubled countries after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen claimed in May that living conditions have improved dramatically.
The Trump administration has plans to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from the two nations.
Guest
Shannon Dooling, WBUR reporter who is traveling with the delegation. She tweets @sdooling.
This segment aired on August 14, 2018.