Whereas José Escobar, a 31-year-old undocumented Houstonian, husband, and father of two children, was arrested and deported on March 7, 2017, when he went to Federal offices in Houston, Texas, to provide immigration officials with an annual update on his work status; Whereas, in January 2001, José Escobar entered the United States without inspection; Whereas, on January 13 and February 13 of 2001, El Salvador was devastated by two major earthquakes that resulted in the displacement of an estimated 1.3 million persons from El Salvador’s population of 6.2 million; Whereas, on March 9, 2001, Temporary Protected Status was designated for Salvadorans in the United States as of February 13, 2001, through March 9, 2001; Whereas, on May 31, 2001, José Escobar registered for Temporary Protected Status (TPS); Whereas, on March 17, 2004, José Escobar’s Renewal of Temporary Protected Status was denied because of a misunderstanding about the date of a biometric appointment; Whereas, on December 12, 2005, a Notice to Appear was issued, placing José Escobar into removal proceedings; Whereas, on January 25, 2006, José Escobar appeared pro se for his scheduled immigration hearing, at which time he requested and was granted a continuance to seek legal counsel; Whereas, on February 23, 2006, an immigration judge issued an in absentia removal order as José Escobar did not appear at his immigration hearing; Whereas, on November 9, 2009, Walter Ernesto Escobar, was born in Houston, Texas, to parents José and Rose Escobar; Whereas, on June 6, 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained José Escobar; Whereas, on June 29, 2011, a lawyer acting on behalf of José Escobar filed a Motion to Reopen his removal case, alleging prior ineffective assistance of counsel; Whereas, on July 13, 2011, Rose Ascencio-Escobar, a United States citizen and José Escobar’s wife, filed Form I–130, a Petition for Alien Relative, to immigrate her husband to the United States