The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has collaborated with the US Division of Homeland Safety and US Customs and Border Safety (CBP) to facilitate elimination flights, together with single adults and household items, of undocumented immigrants to Jamaica and different Caribbean nations.
On Friday, ICE mentioned that nationals of Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica had been deported, in addition to residents from Central America, Cape Verde, and Liberia.
“Throughout every of the previous two weeks, we’ve performed over 30 repatriation flights transporting 1000’s of people again to their nation of origin and have repatriated over 5,000 people on to Mexico,” ICE mentioned.
“Non-citizens who lack a lawful foundation to remain in america might be eliminated, according to US legislation,” it added.
“In step with normal observe, america ensures that each one non-citizens and not using a authorized foundation to stay in america are correctly screened for legitimate safety claims and withholding of elimination in accordance with our legal guidelines and US worldwide obligations,” it added.
ICE mentioned this is applicable to all non-citizens, no matter nationality, “to make sure the orderly and humane processing, switch, and elimination of single adults and household items.”
The immigration enforcement company mentioned that Caribbean and different non-citizens positioned into elimination proceedings current their claims for aid or safety from elimination earlier than immigration judges within the immigration courts, that are administered by the US Justice Division’s Govt Workplace for Immigration Evaluation.
“Resulting from operational safety causes, ICE doesn’t affirm or focus on future or pending transportation operations,” it mentioned, stating that its Air Operations facilitates the switch and elimination of non-citizens, together with household items, through business airways and chartered flights in help of ICE area places of work and different DHS initiatives.
In fiscal 12 months 2022, ICE mentioned its Enforcement and Removing Operations performed 72,177 removals to greater than 150 nations worldwide.
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