Geoconda Argüello-Kline of the Culinary Union said Tuesday that thousands of families are living in uncertainty, not knowing if they are going to lose their temporary protected status.

“All over the country it’s about 300,000 people from 10 different countries, countries where they have a lot of struggles,” she said. “We have people coming over here, living here, paying their taxes. They work really hard. They want to be citizens.”