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Trump administration softens its stance on TPS amid election campaign

21 October 2026 at 12:38

The Donald Trump administration has done with Ukrainians and Sudanese this week what it did last month with Salvadorans: it has not terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS), but it has not renewed it either. The program that provides legal immigration status to 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese citizens was set to expire on Monday, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has declined to comment, which for now leaves them protected from deportation.

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Donald Trump at the White House, this Tuesday.

Bobby Pulido, the tejano music icon who could flip a Texas border district: ‘If not me, then who?’

21 October 2026 at 11:29
Bobby Pulido performs in Edinburg, Texas, on October 17.

Before running for U.S. representative, Bobby Pulido had already toured the communities in his Texas border district. He spent 31 years as a tejano and regional Mexican singer, performing solo and with his father, the legendary musician Roberto Pulido. In South Texas everyone knows the performer: they grew up with his hit Desvelado, they danced and fell in love to Se murió de amor. But for the past year Pulido has shown a new side—one some support without hesitation and others are still weighing as an option on the midterm ballot: that of politician.

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Bobby Pulido in McAllen, October 16.Bobby Pulido in McAllen, Texas, October 16.Bobby Pulido performing in Edinburg, Texas, October 17.
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