Story highlights Roughly 86,000 Hondurans are covered by the programThe decision deadline was MondayWashington (CNN) White House chief of staff John Kelly pressured acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke to terminate protections for tens of thousands of Honduran immigrants currently living in the US, sources tell CNN. Duke received multiple calls from Kelly pressuring her, in Duke's perception, to end Temporary Protected Status for Honduran immigrants on Monday's decision day, leaving Duke "distraught and disappointed" and ready to leave the department, according to a source familiar with Duke's thinking. The Trump administration characterized the call as Kelly weighing in through a normal process and said Duke was committed to remaining at her post. The Washington Post firstreported on the call. TPS is an immigration status allowed by law for certain countries experiencing dire conditions, such as a natural disaster, epidemic or war, and protects individuals from deportation and authorizes them to work in the US.

Source: CNN November 09, 2017 17:02 UTC