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LULAC: Migrants Deported By Trump Administration Have Been Killed Upon Returning
To Dangerous Conditions In Home Country
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Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Responds to the Latest
Human Rights Watch Report Showing that More Than 200 People Deported from the
U.S. Have Been Harmed or Killed Upon Returning to El Salvador

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American (LULAC) responded to the
Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released today showing that more than 200 people
deported from the United States have been harmed or killed upon returning to the
dangerous conditions which they fled. In the 117-page report titled, “ Deported
to Danger: United States Deportation Policies Expose Salvadorans to Death and
Abuse [ [link removed] ] ,”
HRW identifies the cases of 138 Salvadorans who were killed after deportation
from the US. In addition to those killed, more than 70 others were beaten,
sexually assaulted, extorted, or tortured.

LULAC National President Domingo Garcia and LULAC CEO Sindy Benavides released
the following statements in response to the findings in this report:

“The blood of at least 150 innocent people is on President Trump’s hands for
shutting America’s doors and sending back refugees who died because they were
turned away based on a brutal immigration policy,” said Domingo Garcia, LULAC
National President. “Donald Trump and all of his enablers need to look in the
mirror and realize that they are responsible for the beating, torture, extortion,
sexual assault and death of hundreds of people who were sent back to the places
they left out of fear for their lives. This will be a stain on America’s history,
much like when the U.S. refused to accept Jewish refugees traveling on the M.S.
St. Louis during WWII and they were sent back to Europe to die in Nazi
concentration camps.”

“The Trump Administration makes it nearly impossible for Central Americans to
seek refuge here from violence and death because of the xenophobic policies put
in place by this White House,” said Sindy Benavides, LULAC National CEO. “Let us
not forget that America has thrived because we have always welcomed refugees and
immigrants of diverse backgrounds who seek safety. LULAC is deeply concerned
regarding the findings in this report and will continue to fight for the rights
of those seeking asylum in our nation.”

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.







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