A Northport man is fighting to remain in the U.S. after receiving a termination notice for a humanitarian program that brought him and his family to the country legally.

Yader Salgado, who works at Trinity Episcopal Church in Northport, came to the United States from Nicaragua after being granted humanitarian parole by the U.S. government.

However, his status was recently called into question.

On Sunday, Salgado received a letter informing him that the program under which he entered the country had been terminated.

The letter states that he and his family must leave by April 24.

Father Andrew Garnett, the priest at Trinity Episcopal Church, has voiced strong support for Salgado, calling him a valued member of the community who should be allowed to stay.

"I was able to talk to people on the right, the left and the center and everyone was like wait a minute. This is exactly the type of person the American dream is all about," said Father Garnett. "What’s going on here?"

Yader and his family have applied for asylum. For now, they are permitted to stay in the country while their case is being evaluated. News 12 later learned he applied for asylum prior to the humanitarian program’s termination. That is why he is allowed to stay for now.