Over 14,000 Guatemalans
Expelled from US
The number of
Guatemalans cast out so
far this year from the
US currently amounts to
14,036, resulting from
toughened migratory laws
and chasing of illegal
people in that country.
Those repatriated
denounced having
suffered maltreatments
and human rights
violations once detained
by the migratory
authorities.
Maria Garcia affirmed
she was separated from
her daughters, and had
her hands and feet
chained for a day, as if
she were a criminal.
Meanwhile, Jorge Vasquez
pointed out he had been
living in the US for
over 20 years, but was
unable get their
identity papers, so he
was detained and
expelled.
“The only family I have
in Guatemala is a
sister-in-law, because
the others are in the
US,” stated Vasquez
after his arrival at the
La Aurora International
Airport, along with
another 122 migrants
onboard the flight 168
so far this year.
Foreign Minister Haroldo
Rodas explained
yesterday in Congress
his ministry has
resources to hire only
two lawyers, one in Los
Angeles and another in
San Francisco, to give
legal advice to
Guatemalans immigrants. |
