10/23/2018 (World Journal) 編譯孫梁 在截至9月30日的2018會計年度,邊界巡邏隊和海關與邊境保護局(CBP)共逮捕無證移民52萬1090人,比上一年度增多25%。其中入境口岸的被捕人數是12萬4511人,在入境口岸之間的邊界地區逮捕36萬9579人。在美墨邊界被捕的移民家庭成員2018年度首次突破10萬大關,達10萬7000多人,遠高於2016年7萬8000人的最高紀錄。 在南方邊界被捕的移民家庭成員包括家長及其子女,今年9月是被捕人數最多的一個月,為1萬6658人,甚至超過歐巴馬政府時期許多年的全年水平。 邊界被捕的無證移民人數反映出偷渡潮的水平,被捕人數的增多代表著非法偷渡的升高。來自中美洲的數千名移民大軍,目前正在向美國和墨西哥的邊境地區挺進。 10/23/2018 AFP ![]() Honduran migrants take part in a new caravan heading to the US: Trump administration officials say the surge in illegal immigration has become a "crisis" for the country (AFP Photo/ORLANDO ESTRADA) Washington (AFP) - Families crossing the US-Mexico border illegally surged to a "crisis" level in September as Trump administration policies failed to deter the inflow of migrants from Central America, officials said Tuesday. The US Border Patrol apprehended 16,658 people who arrived in the country as families last month, some 900 more than August and nearly 12,000 more than September one year ago. The surge was reported as President Donald Trump has called a caravan of some 7,000 migrants planning to traverse Mexico to the southern US border a "national emergency" and threatened to close the border completely to halt illegal immigration. US Customs and Border Protection said for the full fiscal year that ended September 30, a total of 521,090 people without immigration documents have been apprehended or blocked at the Mexico border. That was up by more than 105,000 from the previous year, Trump's first year in office when he declared that his tough crackdown on immigration was working. Out of that, people arriving as families, many requesting asylum in the United States from the violence in their home countries, and as unaccompanied minors, has jumped as a percent of the total, to around 40 percent. Speaking under condition of anonymity, a senior administration official called it a border crisis "that is unprecedented in our history." The official said laws meant to protect the rights and safety of border crossers are also making it impossible to return people to their home countries and forcing the government to process their asylum claims and release them into the United States. "The cost on society is enormous," the official said. "We are apprehending these aliens. If we could return them, there would be no crisis." 10/23/2018 ![]() 10月23日报道,当地时间10月21日,墨西哥,中美洲移民步行前往美国。 ![]() 尽管墨西哥试图在边境阻止中美洲移民,但越来越多的中美洲移民于周天(10月21日)上午,从墨西哥南部继续向美国边境挺进。 ![]() 现场图。 ![]() 现场图。 ![]() 现场图。 ![]() 现场图。 ![]() 现场图。 10/15/2018 至少1600名來自宏都拉斯的移民大篷車15日越過瓜地馬拉邊境,繼續朝美國邊界挺進;他們希望逃離家鄉的貧困與暴力,在美國尋求新生活。有人高唱宏國國歌,有人禱告,有人高呼「是的,我們可以」口號,對抗瓜國政府的禁止入境令。(圖:美聯社/文:編譯陳韻涵) 10/15/2018 By Jorge Cabrera AGUA CALIENTE, Guatemala (Reuters) - Up to 3,000 migrants crossed from Honduras into Guatemala on Monday on a trek northward, after a standoff with police in riot gear and warnings from Washington that migrants should not try to enter the United States illegally. The crowd more than doubled in size from Saturday, when some 1,300 people set off from northern Honduras in what has been dubbed “March of the Migrant,” an organizer said. The migrants plan to seek refugee status in Mexico or pass through to the United States. Reuters could not independently verify the number of participants, but images showed a group carrying backpacks and clogging roads near the border, some waving the Honduran flag. The impoverished nations of Central America, from which thousands of migrants have fled in recent years, are under mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to do more to curb mass migration. “We are seriously concerned about the caravan of migrants traveling north from Honduras, with false promises of entering the United States by those who seek to exploit their compatriots,” the U.S. Embassy in Honduras said in a statement on Sunday evening. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week called on presidents in the region to tackle the issue, saying Washington would be willing to help with economic development and investment in return. Guatemala said in a statement on Sunday that it did not promote or endorse “irregular migration.” Rows of Guatemalan police in black uniforms, some wearing helmets and shields, initially blocked migrants from reaching a customs booth, Reuters images showed. It was not clear how long the standoff lasted, but the group was ultimately able to cross, said march organizer Bartolo Fuentes, a former Honduran lawmaker. A police official on site said all Central Americans could pass freely through the region as long as they complied with migration control. “We’re going to drop in on Donald Trump. He has to take us in,” said Andrea Fernandez, 24, who left Honduras with a newborn baby, a 5-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son because she said she could not find work and feared for their safety. Mexico’s migration institute said in a statement on Monday that march participants would need to follow immigration rules to enter the country, without specifying the criteria. “The law does not provide for any permission to enter the country without meeting the requirements, and then go on to a third country,” the government agency said. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan/northbound-migrant-group-doubles-in-size-enters-guatemala-idUSKCN1MQ03H | Principal, Tel: (301)906-6889; (240)912-6290 Licensed in MD, VA, DC, PA WeChat ID: sunnychenyuqing NMLS # 1220187 President, Principal Loan Consultant, Leader Funding, Inc. 电话: (240) 784-6645 Rockville, MD Phone: 301-366-3497 |
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