Denuncia OIM que el programa “Quédate en México” es “inhumano”

Reynosa, Mexico, August 24th, 2016: The bridge over the Rio Grande, connecting Reynosa, Mexico, and McAllen, Texas. The flow of refugee and migrant children from Central America making their way to the United States shows no sign of letting up, despite the dangers of the journey and stronger immigration enforcement measures implemented after a major increase in numbers in mid-2014. In the first six months of 2016, almost 26,000 unaccompanied children and close to 29,700 people travelling as a family – mostly mothers and young children – were apprehended at the US border. Many of the adults and some of the children apprehended at the US border are deported in expedited proceedings, women and young children spend weeks, and at times months in detention, while unaccompanied children may face years of uncertainty as their cases go before immigration courts. For many of the refugees and migrants, the US border marks the end of the road. For some children, deportation might end up being a death sentence. Anyone who fled from a gang or other criminal organizations is at high risk of being attacked, raped or killed upon returning home.