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About 5,000 minors, including many Hondurans, are in custody and are closely packed in the detention centers of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and about 15,000 children who have managed to cross the border without their parents being accompanied by Health Department.
While minors are waiting in the south of U.SThousands of emigrants of all ages from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador walk there U.S hoping to find fewer restrictions now than in the White House there’s a new president, Joe Biden, which has promised a change in immigration policy.
To solve this new migration crisis and address the deeper problems that are causing Central American countries, President Biden yesterday announced the appointment of Vice President Kamala Harris, as coordinator of a mission with the main goal of fighting corruption in The Savior. , Honduras and Guatemala.
In statements to the press on the White HousePresident Joe Biden made the announcement, describing Harris as the most qualified person for the job. “If she speaks, she will speak on my behalf and does not need to consult with me first,” said Biden, who as vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017) has taken on a similar role.
Following that announcement, Harris said she was “frustrated” by the “agglomeration” of undocumented minors in detention centers on the border with Mexico, and promised she would “one day” visit the area, without specifying whether it will be soon.
“It’s a huge problem, I’m not going to pretend it isn’t, it’s a huge problem,” Harris said in an interview with CBS News television.
“This is going to take some time, but are we frustrated? Are you frustrated? Yes, we are, ”he added.
Asked if he will visit the border, Harris had a response similar to that of President Joe Biden, who said last weekend that he would, but did not specify whether he has any plans to do so soon.
“At some point (Biden and I) will absolutely go to the border. I have already been to the border (when I was a senator) and our Secretary of National Security, Alex Mayorkas, has been there twice, senior government officials are gone, and we will go, ”concluded Harris.
The vice president blamed it government by former President Trump for “dismantling” the system for seeking asylum U.S, stressing that the situation at the border will therefore “not be resolved overnight”.
Harris acknowledged that there is an “agglomeration” of minors in his detention centers government, that he wishes there were far fewer children in it Border Patrol and that the executive branch should “handle their cases more quickly.”
The Biden’s government It has come under fire because many of the minors who have crossed the border in recent weeks have stayed in CBP detention centers longer than legally allowed and are intended for adults, not children.
According to government sources cited by the media, the CBP has about 5,000 minors in custody, while the Ministry of Health shelters are currently sheltering about 15,000 children who have crossed the border without the guidance of their parents or guardians.
Biden and Harris met with their advisers yesterday to assess the situation at the border, and a high-level delegation is touring Mexico and Guatemala to discuss the “core factors” driving migration to the border. U.SHarris recalled.
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Coronavirus and Violence Mexico and Central America are fighting two pandemics at the same time, those caused by the Covid-19 health emergency and those caused by the violence, said the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday. This situation is forcing thousands of people to leave their homes and go on a migration trip to the United States. |
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Meanwhile, the Refugee Resettlement Office (ORR) reported yesterday that it will have enabled 1,400 beds in the San Diego Convention Center (California) to accommodate unaccompanied children arriving at the country’s southern border, arranging nearly eight thousand additional beds nationwide.
Dependent on Ministry of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for caring for unaccompanied minor immigrants after they are transferred through the Border Control Office and reuniting them with their parents or sponsors.
ORR noted in a statement that HHS “is working vigorously with its partners to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children are safe and reunited with their families or other appropriate sponsors as quickly and safely as possible.”
Part of that effort is this amazing new haven that will be located in the San Diego Convention Center, making it one Emergency shooting place (EIS) with the capacity to initially house up to 1,400 children.
The 1,400 new beds available in San Diego join the care provided by ORR in a network that operates more than 200 facilities / programs in 22 states to accommodate these minors, the federal agency explained.
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“The situation of migrants in Honduras has deteriorated” Tegucigalpa. The complex situation of migrants and displaced people, many victims of violence, worsened in Honduras in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease that has failed to halt migration, and the storms of Eta and Iota, the committee said yesterday. ICRC). The coronavirus and storms Eta and Iota, which hit Central America last November, “have worsened the situation for thousands of people already affected by the violence,” said Karim Khallaayoun, the ICRC’s chief of mission in Honduras. an interview with EFE. on the presentation of the humanitarian balance of the institution. Last year was “difficult and complicated for everyone, especially vulnerable people (s) affected by violence,” he said. The economic crisis of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is affecting the entire population, but “affects many more people affected by violence,” such as displaced persons and migrants, Khallaayoun said. Added to the damage from the pandemic are the damage caused by Eta and Iota, which “worsened the situation” for thousands of people in the north of the Central American country, he added. Migration is on the rise. The humanitarian organization has noted an increase in irregular migration this year due to the effects of the pandemic and natural phenomena in the economic and social sector of Honduras. The migration flow has decreased in 2020, but this year it is “growing again” due to the negative effects of the coronavirus and storms, the ICRC head of mission said. However, he emphasized the “good work” the Honduran government is doing in assisting Honduran returnees and foreign immigrants entering the country illegally with the intention of reaching the United States. |