Children rapidly deported from the United States strain Guatemalan shelters. sofismenchu & dvdwyer report
A carer talks to an unaccompanied child who was deported from the U.S., at a shelter in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
U.S. President Donald Trump on March 21 toughened his hardline stance on immigration by implementing a new policy his administration said was aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection now quickly turns back most people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally or claim asylum.
Leonel Dubon, director of another, privately run shelter in Guatemala City, said his shelter is filled to capacity, including 40 returned children who cannot go home because of credible threats to their safety. The organization will try to eventually safely reunify them with their families or else place them with other families.
More than half of the children were evacuated to a shelter in Guatemala City, while government workers were brought in to care for the others still under quarantine.Only around 10 percent of kids sent from the United States arrive with certifications of coronavirus testing, said Torres. The Guatemalan government tests arriving children and keeps them in a 10-day quarantine while awaiting their results.Between April and June, U.S.
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