Thousands Of Hondurans Waiting For Word On Special Permission To Stay In U.S.
Nicaraguans who have been covered under the same temporary status have been told they have just over a year to leave the country.
Some 86,000 Hondurans remain in limbo after the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Elaine Duke, couldn't decided whether to extend or cancel their permission to stay in the U.S. But the department has given about 5,300 Nicaraguans notice that they have just over a year before they have to leave.
The two groups are covered under Temporary Protected Status which allows them to live and work in the U.S. after a storm ripped through their home countries while they were already here.
The TPS-covered Nicaraguans, who have been
