Grappling With Uncertainty Over Temporary Protected Status Work Permits

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Mariano Guzman and Mirna Medina stand at a legal consultation event for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status at the Salvadoran Consulate in San Francisco. Guzman, a truck driver for a waste management company, said his employer let him go after his work authorization document expired. Photo by Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED

By Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED News Fix/The California Report
Mariano Guzman has worked as a truck driver for a San Francisco Bay Area waste management company for 17 years. But last month, the 55-year-old Honduran immigrant got a major surprise when he showed up for his job south of San Francisco.

Guzman’s employer said he couldn’t keep his job because his work authorization document had just expired.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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