Backlog of 360,000 Cases in Immigration Courts; ‘Illegal Kids May Wait Years Before Hearing’
Since October, over 52,000 illegal immigrant children have been apprehended by Border Patrol agents. While all children face deportation, it will take years before any action will be taken since federal immigration courts face a backlog of more than 360,000 cases, the Associated Press reported.
U.S. Building Illegal Children Processing Center in Texas
More than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have entered the U.S. illegally and have been arrested since October. In order to handle the increased numbers of minors, the United States is converting a 55,000-square-foot warehouse into a processing facility near the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, the Associated Press reported.
Illegal Kids Can Stay in U.S. for Years
Thousands of illegal kids entering the United States can live in American cities, attend public schools and work without ramifications due to an “overburdened, deeply flawed system of immigration courts and a 2002 law intended to protect children’s welfare,” the Associated Press reported.
Fed Flies Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants to California
The Federal Government, in order to alleviate the workload at the Texas Border, will fly nearly 300 Central American illegal immigrants from Texas to California for processing, the Washington Times reported.
‘Don’t Go to U.S.’ says Central America Media (Video)
Over the past few days, the message was loud and clear as newspapers, TV and Radio programs in Central America repeated the same message — “The U.S. will not give asylum to migrant children.”
Obama Tells Mexican President, Illegal Kids Won’t Stay
President Obama told Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that immigrants crossing into the United States illegally will not qualify for legalized status or deferred deportation, including children, the Washington Times reported.
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