Excerpts from Central American Newspapers on the U.S. Border Crisis

This article was last updated on May 25, 2022

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El Heraldo (Honduras)

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security said he will continue to deport Central American children, closing the door on the calls of governments in the region that the youth be allowed to stay in the U.S. “We are going to act in accordance with the applicable laws” of the United States, which provide that persons arrested by the Border Patrol as they attempt to enter illegally will be returned “regardless of their age,” Johnson said at a press conference at the end of a two-day visit to Guatemala.

Prensa Libre (Guatemala)

Representatives of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told the Associated Press this week that they hope the U.S. and Mexico will consider the children refugees displaced by armed conflict, meaning they would not automatically be sent back to their home countries, but receive international protection instead.

The Central Americans would be one of the first groups of emigrants considered as refugees because they are fleeing from the violence and extortion of criminal bands, said UNHCR representative Fernando Protti. “If they are leaving it is for a reason and they cannot be returned in a mechanical fashion. Instead, the reasons for leaving their countries should be evaluated.”

Nevertheless, [Homeland Security Secretary Jeh] Johnson made it clear that his country will deport minors who come to the U.S. illegally in a process that will be streamlined. … U.S. President Barack Obama, during a working visit to Texas, called on Central American families not to send their children to the U.S. in a clandestine manner, saying “they will not be able to stay” in the country.

La Prensa Grafica (El Salvador)

The United States Justice Department has announced more resources to provide “humane, efficient, and early” attention to the cases of children crossing the border illegally without an adult, saying they will be a priority for attention. … The initiative is an effort to ensure that the cases are handled “rapidly” and “fairly” to determine whether asylum applicants will be deported or granted protection, according to a statement from the Justice Department.

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