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Expedited Removal First

By immigrationprof

As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Secure Border Initiative, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced that the first group of 10 family units was deported to Honduras via government aircraft. The flight departed the morning of Thursday, May 25 from the San Antonio International Airport, arriving in Honduras that afternoon.

A total of 120 people boarded the flight, including 21 individuals who were part of family units. ICE worked closely with the Honduran Consul and other Honduran government officials to organize the return, obtain travel documents and country clearance. Under new DHS policy, family units are now subject to Expedited Removal, a process that provides DHS with the authority to expeditiously return applicable illegal aliens to their country of origin as soon as circumstances will allow. As a direct result of this new policy this first group of families spent a total of 10 days at the facility.

KJ