According to an “internal memorandum” obtained by the American television channel CNNmigration agents in the United States have received new instructions to locate and deport To thousands of migrant children who entered the American nation illegally and without the company of any of their parents.
According to the National Security Department document, shared by the news program, The plan to expel minors They are not accompanied by four phases and the first planning stage began last Friday, January 17, before the presidential investiture of Donald Trump.
In accordance with the provisions of the American media, minors who end up detained by the customs immigration and control service (ICEfor its acronym in English) “must appear before a immigration court“Or they will be Deportes If, in the case, there is any pending orders against them.
After being arrested, ICE agents will classify minors into three different groups, base on the data of government records: the first is “Risk of leakage“The second is”Threat against public safety“And the third is”Threat against border security of the United States“
Deportation of minors
In turn, the internal memorandum also had a section entitled: “Application on the field of the joint initiative on unaccompanied foreign minors”, where some initiatives were raised to ensure that children do not become victims of the Treat human beings In the US.
The exposure of the international document occurs only two days after the administration of President Donald Trump made the decision to revoke an order issued by the Republican president, where it was planned Cutting legal services For migrant children who were not accompanied.
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Given this situation, Shaina Aberthe Executive Director of the Justice Center located in Washington, who attends more than 26 thousand immigrant children, indicated that her group will continue working together with the Department of Health and Social Services to ensure that children can maintain services and basic rights.
“We learned that the Interior Department He announced that legal service providers will be able to resume their work to help thousands of minors who, despite being foreigners, have enough rights to seek security and well -being in this country. I receive this news with satisfaction, “Aber added.
Despite having received good news at the beginning of the week, Shaina Aber considers that the possible deportation of minor immigrants who are not accompanied by her parents is news worrying: “They (ICE) can do their work without focusing on children, none is a threat,” he added.
According to the data of the international news agency based in Spain, EFEmore than 600 thousand minors immigrants They have illegally crossed the border between the United States and Mexico without a father or legal guardian since 2019, so many believe that children have become part of the plan to expand deportation.
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