Honduras regrets US move to end temporary protected status

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — President Juan Orlando Hernandez's government expressed regret over a U.S. move Friday to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for tens of thousands of Hondurans who have resided in the United States for nearly two decades.

The foreign relations ministry said in a statement that it is a sovereign matter for Washington to decide, but added that "we deeply lament it."

It said returnees "are and always will be welcome in their homeland, where they will be received with open arms," and "their reintegration into our society will be facilitated."

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