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Honduras braces for US deportation of its citizens

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Pro-immigration demonstrators participate in a vigil to support children fleeing violence in Central America to come to the United States, during a rally in Washington, DC on November 24, 2014 (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Honduras said Monday it was preparing for the return of thousands of its citizens following reports the US was planning a mass deportation of Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty.

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The foreign ministry said in a statement it respected the immigration policies of other countries, including that of the United States.

But "up to now the only official information received from the US government is that they are going to return to Honduras people who have a final deportation order, after all legal procedures are concluded."

It added that Honduras expected the United States to conform with human rights standards in deportation cases.

The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reported last week that President Barack Obama's administration was planning a vast operation to round up and expel migrant families.

Those who had failed to win refugee status and had received deportation notices would be sent to their home countries.

The Department of Homeland Security did not dispute the anonymously sourced reports, which also indicated that the crackdown was imminent.

The issue of immigration is extremely sensitive in the United States, even more so as candidates jostle for the 2016 US presidential elections.

Recently, the number of Central American migrants trying to get into the United States has again increased, following a relative lull this year after a 2014 spike in which 60,000 unaccompanied children made it to the border.

The reported move has, however, drawn criticism.

One of El Salvador's top officials for migration issues has called the decision "regrettable."

"We have been informed about the decision of senior US officials to begin deporting family units and non-accompanied minors," said Liduvina Magarin, deputy minister for Salvadorans abroad.

"It is a regrettable decision by the US government (that affects) our Salvadoran families."

Refugee and rights groups argue that Central Americans from the gang-plagued "Northern Triangle" of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are fleeing violence and corruption.

Aracely Romero, who works for the Center for Returned Migrants that helps Hondurans arriving back home with transport and food, expressed her concern.

"There needs to be a plan to receive them," she told AFP.
She said that this year, around 19,000 Hondurans were sent back, nearly half the 36,461 recorded last year.

More than a million Hondurans live in the United States, sending back $3 billion in remittances that amount to nearly 20 percent of Honduras' gross domestic product.

Following the 2014 "border crisis" of arriving Central Americans, the United States approved a $750-million aid package for the Northern Triangle countries to try to stabilize them and reduce the conditions prompting the migrant exodus.

http://news.yahoo.com/honduras-brace...184525613.html

Honduras has been paid to take them back.

United States approves $750 million aid package for Central America

More than a million Hondurans live in the United States, sending back $3 billion in remittances that amount to nearly 20 percent of Honduras' gross domestic product.

They do not want them back, they are sending them here for the remittances akin to EU not able to deport africans and other illegals. These countries are using more civilized societies because they as a country/government are ignoramuses but know how to count money and very much aware of where it is coming from.

The problems are we do not know if they are murderers, rapists, child molesters for one and we need our jobs for our citizens. The male will have a job but the "exploding with babies" are ALL ON THE DOLE - free monies, healthcare etc. Oh the budget ...the budget.....

Not only are their youth joining gangs, their working stiffs are being displaced by Chinese imports. But, somehow, that ends up as our problem.

And, the World Bank Is giving them loans for infrastructure based on how much in remittances that they receive from the US. Hillary's deal.
http://www.alipac.us/f9/us-signs-his...zation-326684/

Guatemala 'deeply worried' by U.S. plan to deport families

Honduras should of blocked them from coming to the U.S., not escort them to the border.

I do not recall Honduras concerned about human rights prior to their citizens fleeing to America, nor do
I recall them notifying the U.S. of the mass exodus allowing our border patrol time to prepare for the influx.

Our governments decision to deport is not regrettable but it is certainly regrettable all these refugee and rights groups
do not do anything to help the migrants in there own countries.

Honduras is actually a nice country. It has a very low unemployment rate of 4.3%. They just see what Mexico gets away with and tell themselves "I want me some of that". It's ridiculous. Shameful and like how the illegal aliens from Mexico have turned most Americans against Mexico so it goes with the Central American countries. No one likes thieves or cons. Except Obama and Congress. I guess they share a kindred spirit.

Originally Posted by Judy

Honduras is actually a nice country. It has a very low unemployment rate of 4.3%. They just see what Mexico gets away with and tell themselves "I want me some of that". It's ridiculous. Shameful and like how the illegal aliens from Mexico have turned most Americans against Mexico so it goes with the Central American countries. No one likes thieves or cons. Except Obama and Congress. I guess they share a kindred spirit.

I guess that would depend on ones definition of nice. It takes a lot more than a low unemployment rate to make a "nice country" in my opinion. Honduras is not called the "murder capital of the world" without cause. Honduras is a country overrun by drug violence. The country is part of a key corridor for drugs coming to the U.S. from South America. In Honduras, the odds are overwhelming that someone can literally get away with murder. Most of the country's murders go unsolved because of corrupt and undermanned law enforcement. Effective Oct. 2015, the Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of crime and violence in Honduras remains critically high. This is not a country that I would want to visit anytime soon.

In no way are my comments above to be construed as supporting the illegal entry of Hondurans into the United States. As a sovereign nation we decide who is and isn't allowed in our country. Allowing folks in from these excessively violent countries is a mistake (IMO) because many of them bring a violent mentality with them. They have, for the most part, been desensitized to violence which makes it much more likely that they will have a violent nature. For example, look at the situation with the Somalians. It is my belief the saying that violence breeds violence holds true. The internet is full of stories like those I've linked below:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...ennepin-county

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41446307/n.../#.VowK1K31lSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwgPWJhVhTM

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32010471/n.../#.VowLa631lSE

http://www.limitstogrowth.org/articl...try-to-fix-it/

http://www.examiner.com/article/two-...rorism-charges

http://www.startribune.com/alleged-s...sota/69713097/

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/04...st-probe-video

Every year some country has the highest murder rate. It's not why people are coming here. They're coming here because Mexico gets away with it and they think they can as well because of CAFTA.