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Original Date Announced
October 13, 2020An investigation by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority staff revealed that DHS misused State Department funding to carry out an unauthorized operation in Guatemala in January 2020. U.S. border agents working in Guatemala rented unmarked vans to detain an unknown number of Honduran migrants intending to make their way to the U.S. border and return them to the border with Honduras. [ID #1088].
SFRC Democratic Staff Report: DHS Run AmokEffective Date
October 13, 2020Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Border Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
SFRC Democratic Staff Report: DHS Run Amok
Commentary
U.S. Agents Returned Migrants to Honduras in Unauthorized Operation, Senate Report Says
The agents were stationed in Guatemala, along with other countries across Latin America, to help train local police in counter narcotics and other efforts. They are strictly prohibited by the State Department, which provides their funding and oversees their efforts, from conducting direct enforcement operations in countries abroad.
Go to article on wsj.comCivil Society Organizations Denounce DHS Border Externalization in Guatemala, Call for Immediate Investigation
The undersigned civil society organizations denounce the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border externalization operations in Guatemala as documented by a new Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Democratic Staff report, DHS Run Amok? A Reckless Overseas Operation, Violations and Lies. We call for an immediate, comprehensive investigation into this operation by the State Department and DHS inspectors general.
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