The UN responded to the deportation of illegal immigrants, reminding Washington that the right to asylum is &”universally recognized&”.
The United States has begun deporting hundreds of illegal migrants, who are being sent back to their countries of origin on military planes. The White House boasted of the “largest mass deportation operation in history.”
The story ТСН says that the Mexican government has already begun to set up huge tents in the border city of Ciudad Juarez to prepare for a huge influx of migrants.
Illegal migrants expelled from the United States will be provided with food and the opportunity to restore their documents in temporary shelters in Mexico. If the deportees are Mexicans, they are going to be taken back to their hometowns.
Meanwhile, White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt reported on social media X that “the Trump administration has arrested 538 illegal criminal immigrants,” adding that they were deported aboard military aircraft.
The published photos show men with their hands and feet shackled being escorted into military transport planes.
“The largest mass deportation operation in history continues,” the press secretary wrote, adding that the campaign promises were kept just days after Donald Trump's inauguration.
Other countries are also starting brace for a massive influx of people previously in the United States illegally.
On Friday, January 24, the United Nations responded to the deportations, reminding Washington that the right to asylum is “universally recognized.”
“All States have the right to exercise jurisdiction along their international borders… but must do so in a manner consistent with their human rights obligations,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
She recalled that the right to seek asylum is a universally recognized human right.
Donald Trump promised a broad crackdown on illegal immigrants during his campaign and began his second term on Monday with a series of executive orders aimed at stopping them flow into the United States. He declared a “state of emergency” on the southern border with Mexico, announced the deployment of troops, and promised to deport “criminal aliens.”
Recall that US President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the physical entry of foreigners attempting to enter the United States through the southern border.
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