Express deportations amid the pandemic

The massive outbreak of Coronavirus in the US forced the Trump administration to implement emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and protect the health of the local population.

Among these emergency measures are express deportations in the midst of the health crisis. This refers to the fact that border forces have the authorization and power to deport immigrants that are detained trying to cross the borders of the US without legal documentation almost immediately, in many cases within 90 minutes.

On the one hand, the Trump administration argues that express deportations are necessary during the health crisis to:

• Prevent immigration detention centers around the country from becoming even more overcrowded, as this could trigger another massive wave of Coronavirus.
• Protect local resources that are essential to overcome the current juncture.
• Protect the jobs of the America population by avoiding labor competition between citizens and foreigners.
• Reduce the current unemployment rate.
• Protect the health system from possible saturation.
• Protect the immigration system from possible saturation.

On the other hand, hundreds of immigrant rights advocates argue that:

• The Trump administration is using the global pandemic as an excuse to fulfill its immigration agenda.
• The Trump administration is deporting the virus to more vulnerable territories such as Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Jamaica, Haiti, inter alia.
  Activists declare that these third world countries do not have the necessary local resources to effectively counteract the impact of the virus.

Guatemala receives deportees infected with Coronavirus

Since the US implemented express deportations as a method of prevention against the threat of the global Coronavirus pandemic, the government of Guatemala reported that it has received dozens of deportees infected with the virus.

In fact, Guatemala suspended deportations for more than a month, arguing that 25% of the country’s Coronavirus cases came from immigrants deported from the US, which threatened its economic and health system.

The US resumed deportations to Guatemala in June 2020, but now, certain requirements must be met by border forces before sending deportation flights.

For instance:

• Deported immigrants must have a medical certificate that rectifies that they are not active carriers of the nouvelle Coronavirus.
• If immigrants test positive for the COVID-19, they must remain in the US until they recover satisfactorily.
• When deported immigrants arrive in Guatemala, they must remain in mandatory quarantine to avoid a possible spread of the virus in the Central American territory.

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New cases of Coronavirus among minors deported to Guatemala

Everything was going well until on Tuesday, August 24, 2020, the Guatemalan Health Ministry reported that 8 minors are infected with Coronavirus and arrived on a deportation flight from the US.

The flight had a total of 60 minors, between 11 and 17 years old. They tested positive after arriving in Guatemala, thus, they must be in mandatory isolation, under the supervision of health experts and childcare specialists.

This fact once again generated concern among immigrant communities and immigrant rights advocates, who argue that the situation could worsen for the Central American territory if the Trump administration does not resume the regular protocols established for deportations.

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