Guatemala Seeks US Aid For Migrants After Volcano Eruption • Channels Television

Guatemala Monday asked the US government to give its migrants Temporary Protected Status after the devastating Fuego volcano eruption.

Officials have confirmed the deaths of 112 people as a result of the eruption on June 3, but scores more people remain unaccounted for.

“I have instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to request immediately from the government of the United States of America, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)” for migrants from Guatemala, President Jimmy Morales said on Twitter.

Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel said later that she sent a note to President Donald Trump’s administration making the request “in favor of our migrant brothers.”

The goal is “to benefit (undocumented) nationals who live … in the United States with a work permit to avoid their…