The policy of President Donald Trump meant that the immigrants, who had been working so far in the United States, became defenseless towards criminal organizations – said Luis Alonso Abarca, a coordinator of the Mexican Committee for the Defense of Human Rights. In his opinion, Trump's decisions launched a mechanism. – Criminal organizations now collect thousands of dollars, especially from women and minors, for the promises of transferring them back – said Luis Alonso Abarca.
In four weeks After the return of Donald Trump to the White House It can be said that his policy towards immigrants working in the United States meant that they became even more defenseless towards criminal organizations – said Luis Alonso Abarca, coordinator of the Mexican Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, on Sunday.
– This applies especially to women and minors, whose organizations take on the promise to transfer them back to the United States – added Abarca. In his opinion, the decisions of the US President launched a mechanism.
– Criminal organizations now collect thousands of dollars, especially from women and minors, for the promises of transferring them back to the United States – said Luis Alonso Abarca. – In this way, thanks to mass deportations of immigrants, a great interest was launched for criminal organizations – added a Mexican social activist.
Migrants on the Mexican-American border. Photo from January 23 Juan Manuel Blanco/PAP/EPA
Trump's government “liquidated all possibilities of requesting asylum and the right of residence”
The Mexican government has adopted 13,455 people deported from the United States from January 20 this year, including 2970 foreigners. President Claudia Sheinbaum, giving these numbers on Friday, stated that “they can make a choice: stay in Mexico or return to their countries.”
American soldiers strengthen the border fenceJoebeth Terriquez/EPA/PAP
She also warned migrants forced to leave the United States so that “they would not be fooled by fraudsters dealing with human trafficking thousands of dollars for the promise of smuggling them to the USA, because the Trump's government liquidated all possibilities of requesting asylum and the right of residence.”
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Source of the main photo: Joebeth Terriquez/EPA/PAP