“In the nearly two decades during which they have been able to live and work legally in the U.S., Salvadorans with protected status have built careers and opened businesses, and workers now play a significant role in industries like construction and housekeeping. The economy of El Salvador also is dependent on money sent back to families from abroad — $4.5 billion last year.” LA Times: The Trump administration is ending protections for more than 200,000 Salvadorans in US.

+ “In the final moments before Laura crossed the bridge, she turned to Agent Garza. ‘When I am found dead,’ she told him, ‘it will be on your conscience.'” Sarah Stillman in The New Yorker: When Deportation Is a Death Sentence.