These women have spent years cleaning up after the politicians who now want to deport them

They've long filled D.C.’s service jobs, but will soon lose their protected status. No Images? Click here         These Women Have Spent Years Cleaning Up After Senators Who Now Want To Deport Them A lot of unglamorous work goes into running the salad bar in the basement of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, from cleaning off the sneeze guards to picking up all the lettuce that senators and their staffers drop during the lunch rush. Immigrants like Raquel Guzman do much of that labor.  But last week, the 37-year-old learned that as far as the U.S. government is concerned, her services will no longer be needed. Guzman has been working legally under what’s known as temporary protected status, a program that has allowed nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to remain in the U.S. since 2001, when their native country was rocked by devastating earthquakes. The Trump administration, which has vowed to crack down on both legal and illegal immigration, announced Jan. 8 that it will end the TPS program for Salvadorans next year, meaning people like Guzman will lose their work permits and face deportation. While the imminent end of TPS has left Salvadorans around the country with wrenching decisions to make, the federal government’s about-face comes with a dose of painful irony for Washington-area workers like Guzman: They’re being given the boot by the political elite for whom they’ve labored many years. “I have never asked anything of the government,” said Guzman, who came to the U.S. in 2000. Seated at a Senate cafeteria table after a recent shift, she spoke in Spanish through an interpreter and at times wiped tears from her face. “We have just worked the whole time. We’re not doing any harm to anybody.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned last week by the special counsel’s office investigating potential collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The interview marked the first time that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office is known to have interviewed a member of Trump’s Cabinet. READ MORE Florida took a big step toward restoring voting rights to felons once they complete their sentences, a move that could significantly expand the franchise to over 1.5 million people. A former felon shed tears of joy as he watched the effort advance. “No one thought we would get here, but we’re here,” Desmond Meade said. READ MORE Democrats and Dreamers are trying to parse Mitch McConnell's "commitment" to allowing a vote on DACA. The Senate Majority Leader said he intended to allow a vote on DACA and “related issues” next month. But some believe his pledge was hollow. READ MORE    .     ICYMI FBI texts reveal a major flaw in the GOP theory of a "deep state" plot to defeat Trump. Messages between two FBI employees show they recoiled at the idea of using government power against anti-Clinton forces.   Even breathing is a risk in one of Orlando's poorest neighborhoods. People inhale soot and noxious fumes from the car-laden highways encircling their historically black community.   Leah Phifer was furloughed in 2013. Now she's turned her frustration over shutdowns into a run for Congress.    . Want more?  No, Mexico Is Not Paying For Trump’s Wall — You Are The GOP Tax Law May Be Growing A Little Less Unpopular GOP Senator Throws ‘Talking Stick’ During Shutdown Meeting, Chips Glass Elephant     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe