WASHINGTON, Jul 8, 2022 (AFP) — Twenty-two members of the United States Congress have asked the government not to deport the survivors of the truck that killed 53 immigrants in Texas, one of them, Democrat Joaquin Castro.
In a letter to Homeland Security Minister Alejandro Majorcas, Castro called for the protection of migrants from deportation, consideration of humanitarian visas for applicants, and allowing victims’ families to visit survivors and collect the bodies of the dead. In a statement.
Immigrants who died were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. They experienced hyperthermia and acute dehydration while traveling in an unventilated trailer.
“While survivors focus on recovery in San Antonio hospitals, they should not worry about their future in the United States,” they wrote.
“This tragedy is a symptom of a dysfunctional immigration system,” they added.
In April, Majorca said that the government of President Joe Biden “inherited a corrupt and broken system that was already under pressure.”
According to the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), May set a new record for the number of encounters with irregular migrants at the Mexican border (239,416), meaning that every time one of them arrived and surrendered. an official or when he tries to enter the country and is arrested.
source: Noticias
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