Thousands of Immigrants Deported Since the Arrival of the Pandemic
The protocols allowed during the global pandemic
The arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic was unexpected for governments around the world, as well as for citizens of all nations.
The pandemic forced governments to adopt certain protocols and emergency measures to protect the health of the local population and prevent further spread of the virus across country borders.
In the case of the US, after the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Trump government decided to:
- Close the borders temporarily, banning the entry of foreigners to the country.
- Suspend the issuance of work visas.
- Suspend the issuance of Green Cards requested from abroad.
- Close the offices of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the public for more than two months.
- Allow express deportations in the midst of the health crisis.
- Suspend political asylum hearings.
From these emergency measures implemented by the current administration of the US, one of the most controversial is express deportations.
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Express deportations are allowed amid the health crisis
When immigrants try to cross the borders of the US without legal documentation and are detained by one of the border agencies, they are usually taken to immigration detention centers around the country.
In these centers, they must wait several weeks (sometimes several days) before being deported to their countries, or if they are eligible, they can appeal their case with a local judge and submit an immigration application in order to legally reside in the US.
However, during the global Coronavirus pandemic, express deportations are used to prevent detention centers from becoming even more overcrowded and to protect the health of federal employees of border agencies.
This has created much controversy because some Central American countries have ensured that dozens of deportees arrive to their territories infected with Coronavirus, which worsens the situation for third-world countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Haiti, inter alia.
These countries do not have enough local resources to counter the impact of the global pandemic, and receiving deported immigrants infected with Coronavirus only puts more innocent lives at risk and could saturate their health and economic system.
Official figures of deportees in the midst of the global pandemic
According to the latest official report from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), approximately 88,000 immigrants have been deported during the health crisis.
They do not have an opportunity to appeal their cases and are deported almost immediately upon detention or in some cases even before crossing the borders.
Official data shows that thousands of immigrants have been deported to more than 130 countries during the health crisis.
According to the Trump government, express deportations are protecting the health of the local population and safeguarding the resources of the US.
However, hundreds of immigrant rights advocates have stated that this emergency measure puts vulnerable territories at risk and is just another strategy to meet President Trump’s immigration agenda.
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