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Clara Long of Human Rights Watch will be speaking about migration and the violence that fuels it on Tuesday night at San Diego State University and Wednesday night at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla.
The influx of minors across the U.S.-Mexico border has substantially decreased but some undocumented immigrants from Central America continue to arrive. Advocates for those arriving this summer say due process was sometimes short-circuited.
Human Rights Watch immigration researcher Clara Long told KPBS Midday Edition some migrants deported from the U.S. to Honduras were not given a fair shot at refugee status.
“I found people who were in deep hiding, who could not leave their houses, who said they had been to the United States — they told border guards or other officials they had a fear of a specific threat and that was not considered,” Long said.
As for migrants awaiting a hearing in the United States, officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday the creation of a new detention center near the border in Texas. Long said immigration detention can cause lasting psychological harm, especially for minors.
