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Trump administration closes door for Central American minors
News Day ^ | August 16, 2017 | Victor Ramos

Posted on 08/29/2017 6:36:47 PM PDT by 11th_VA

The federal government has eliminated a key component of a refugee program that offered hundreds of Central American minors and their relatives a chance to come to the United States legally as many fled poverty and violence in their homelands.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced termination of the Central American Minors Parole Program, saying the agency will “no longer provide special consideration of parole for certain individuals denied refugee status in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras” through a petitioning process established in late 2014 under President Barack Obama.

The Obama administration had viewed the program and its parole provision as an alternative to uncontrolled migration of unaccompanied minors across the border.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the program, said a total of 1,465 people had come to the country under the parole program as of last week — 1,110 from El Salvador, 324 from Honduras and 31 from Guatemala. Another 2,714 people had been conditionally approved, but with the government’s action Wednesday 2,444 Salvadorans, 231 Hondurans and 39 Guatemalans lost the opportunity.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; securethborders
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The first I've heard of this ... how did I miss it ???
1 posted on 08/29/2017 6:36:47 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

FIFO


2 posted on 08/29/2017 6:38:31 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: 11th_VA

Give them airfare to Canada.


3 posted on 08/29/2017 6:39:05 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: 11th_VA

Another feel good story!


4 posted on 08/29/2017 6:39:24 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 11th_VA

There are pictures and video out there of Obama’s government employees escorting these Invaders to Social Security, welfare, and Passport offices. They even provided the invaders with little laminated badges with lanyards, and airplane tickets.


5 posted on 08/29/2017 6:40:12 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: 11th_VA

Good keep the welfare leeches out.


6 posted on 08/29/2017 6:43:07 PM PDT by Gasshog (When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles scream and shout!)
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To: 11th_VA

If you encounter a heal the world make it a better place feel good liberal who says this is so unfair just ask them…

You cannot have both open borders and a generous welfare state. Pick one. Which do you choose?


7 posted on 08/29/2017 6:54:04 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer to drink a bunch of them. Stay thirsty my FRiends)
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To: Liz; AuntB; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; 2ndDivisionVet; ...

PING


8 posted on 08/29/2017 6:55:47 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Paladin2

Give them airfare to Canada.

Canada is due North, start walking. Say Hi to Trudeau when you get there.


9 posted on 08/29/2017 6:57:49 PM PDT by wetgundog (Mainstream Media, Lying Liars Lying.)
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To: 11th_VA

Yeah remember, the illegal alien “kids” were sent throughout the country to whomever claimed them ...some of the people were pedophiles, etc, they didn’t have to prove they were even blood kin...


10 posted on 08/29/2017 6:58:58 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: SkyPilot

This is one of the Obama’s Deep State IEDs.


11 posted on 08/29/2017 7:01:01 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: 11th_VA

Oh the “kids” were given immigration/refugee court dates that were years off into the future...and then they disappeared...some of them cant be found...

“kids” as in they could have been 25 year old men but they claimed they were under 18...


12 posted on 08/29/2017 7:01:21 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: CMailBag
This is one of the Obama’s Deep State IEDs.<<<

Operative words...”one of”......

The Swamp is DEEP now!

13 posted on 08/29/2017 7:08:52 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: 11th_VA
WINNING!!!

14 posted on 08/29/2017 7:09:44 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: wetgundog

Canada is due North, start walking. Say Hi to Trudeau when you get there.

Trudeau is thinking about the next election and he’s getting nervous


15 posted on 08/29/2017 7:40:06 PM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: central_va

Are they still digging up bodies of those killed by MS13 on Long Island?

In Virginia the police found another suspected MS13 victim’s body in the woods. The count keeps growing.


16 posted on 08/29/2017 7:55:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: 11th_VA

They have to go through Mexico to get here. Why don’t they stay? Unfriendly government there that doesn’t like illegal immigrants?


17 posted on 08/29/2017 8:03:14 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: 11th_VA
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the program, said a total of 1,465 people had come to the country under the parole program as of last week

This number sounds low. At one time they were reporting 10s of thousands of minors being taken into the system.

18 posted on 08/29/2017 8:47:34 PM PDT by marron
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To: 11th_VA

Next shut down DACA.


19 posted on 08/29/2017 10:06:39 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 11th_VA

Hypocritical Mexico won’t let them in.


20 posted on 08/29/2017 11:59:59 PM PDT by Impy (Anyone who votes to raise taxes deserves to get rabies.)
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