fountains in Washington They told EL TIEMPO that mechanisms are being fine-tuned in partnership with Colombia to deal with the hundreds of undocumented migrants who continue to reach its borders.
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After the fentanyl addiction problem, the Biden government, illegal immigrationas one of its priorities, now even more Title 42, which allows the “open deportation” of undocumented immigrants of any nationality.
At the meeting with the Investigative wing of the United States Department of Homeland Security (HSI, English abbreviation), attorney Margarita Cabello, hotspots identified: Migrations from Norte de Santander, darien space and, more recently, the San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina Archipelagos.
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precisely for this reason, HSI has agreed to provide support to the Attorney General’s Office to combat irregular migration.
The parties agreed that the Colombian control unit will receive training on: Strengthening the investigative capacities of authorities in the face of possible crimes committed in immigration processes.
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In addition, public officials training in international and US immigration regulation.
According to the lawyer, the unit he led issued 48 recommendations to 17 national, ministries and municipal units To mitigate the impact of this transnational problem.
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In fact, the Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation exclusively after EL TIEMPO reported that. Migration Colombia returned a flight full of immigrants to be repatriated by the United States on May 4..
Sources from the Attorney General’s Office told EL TIEMPO that the following information was also revealed in that meeting: Interagency Group in Transition Flows (GIFMM), Migrant transit from Necoclí to Darién Gap varies between 500 and 1,200 people per day.
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And the situation in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina archipelagos is not encouraging. Last week, the National Navy intercepted a boat bound for Nicaragua. Among the 19 members of the ship 10 women, one pregnant, four underage.
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HSI directives stated that the two organizations have common interests and they will continue to work hand in hand.
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