ToplineCentral American migrant children who have crossed the border into the U.S. are being sent to Mexico without adult supervision and with no family to meet them, the New York Times reported Friday, which a United States Border Patrol official called a violation of United States policy. According to U.S. policy and an agreement with the Mexican government, only Mexican children and children with adult supervision can be pushed back into Mexico after trying to cross the border, the report said, others are supposed to be flown back to their home countries by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An email from U.S. Border Patrol’s assistant chief, Eduardo Sanchez, obtained by the Times, confirmed that unaccompanied children had been sent back into Mexico instead of being flown to their home countries, and acting commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection agency Mark Morgan acknowledged that expelling unaccompanied non-Mexican children to Mexico was against U.S. policy. Key BackgroundThe Trump administration has come under heavy fire for its infamous “family separation” policy, which was recently the subject of a 21-month investigation by the House Judiciary Committee. Further ReadingMigrant Children From Other Countries Are Being Expelled Into Mexico (New York Times)Trump Cites Coronavirus as He Announces a Border Crackdown (New York Times)State Department Announces Historically Low Number Of Refugee Admissions (Forbes)Family Separation Policy Enacted Despite Proof Kids Could Lose Parents Permanently, House Finds (Forbes)

Source: Forbes October 30, 2020 19:07 UTC