Immigration policies changed, except for deportations

In light of the health crisis caused by the Coronavirus, the current government of the US decided to modify some of the immigration policies to mitigate the impact of the global pandemic.

For instance, no immigrant can currently enter the country, not even asylum-seekers and refugees.

Borders remain closed to all non-essential travel, allowing only trade travel between countries.

Thus, millions of immigrant families wait patiently at Mexico’s borders until the US government allows asylum and refuge applications again.

The controversial aspect of the situation

The current administration decided to implement several changes in immigration policies to prevent a massive outbreak of Coronavirus inside the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) facilities.

However, deportations continue at their normal pace, in fact, official figures show that more deportations have been made during the health crisis than previously because regulations are not being followed.

This has generated much controversy among immigrant communities and immigrant rights advocates.

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Where do deported immigrants go?

The main concern is that immigrants facing a deportation process usually go to Central America, to countries like Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico.

Immigrant rights advocates present several key arguments.

Let’s see some of them:

1. They declare constant concern about deportations to Central America.
   This part of the American continent is not prepared to continue receiving positive cases of COVID-19 on deportation flights from the United States.
   Advocates argue that these are third world countries and do not have a strong medical infrastructure to contain the impact of the pandemic.
2. The number of immigrants infected with Coronavirus on deportation flights increases every day.
   In fact, the Guatemalan government ensures that more than 25% of all confirmed cases in the country are were deported from the United States.
   This is a giant concern for an underdeveloped country like Guatemala that has no local resources to counter a massive outbreak of COVID-19.
3. Dozens of unaccompanied minors are deported to less-favored countries.
   The reason why Barack Obama’s government decided to protect underage immigrants is because they are normally the target of criminal gangs and human trafficking.
   Today, during the pandemic, these minors are at worse risk without a responsible adult.

Therefore, this fight between deportations accepted and endorsed by the current government and the communities of immigrant rights advocates has not stopped since the beginning of the health crisis.

The government’s response to criticism

The Trump administration suggests resuming normal deportation processes with all mandatory regulations, like all other immigration services.

However, the government appears to be taking longer than necessary to resume immigration processes.

That is why it is important to find the right guide to avoid hassles with any immigration request.

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