DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A decision to revoke temporary protected status for thousands of protected workers from Honduras is set to expire in a matter of weeks, leaving many in limbo of potential deportation.
Luis Alonso Juarez has been in the U.S. since the 1990s, fleeing a dangerous situation in Honduras for better opportunities, and he has been working at Duke for many years. Now, with that decision affecting people on TPS from Honduras, that could all change.
Students and professors alike say seeing Juarez's smiling face on the bus makes their day.
"Without people like Luis, I would not feel how I do at Duke, I would not feel like a Duke student, I would feel like someone who is on Duke's campus," one student said.
Now, Juarez needs their help. Hundreds have signed on to a petitio