Protective Order: Migrant children waiting in California’s open-air shelters
Migrant children waiting in California’s open-air shelters will now have a benefit that seeks to protect their lives given their precarious conditions.
It is evident that the migration crisis is also having a strong impact on minors.
Every year more and more migrant children are waiting in open-air shelters in California, many of them, accompanied by their families, and even alone, are trying to reach the United States illegally.
Because of this, a federal judge in California took a measure to process them and relocate them in the shortest possible time.
Regarding the migrant children waiting in open-air shelters in California, a federal judge in Los Angeles issued an order.
She ordered U.S. border officials to quickly process and relocate migrant children in makeshift outdoor sites in the southern part of the state.
Several human rights advocates have denounced the appalling conditions.
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Migrant children waiting in California’s open-air shelters
CBS News detailed that it was Dolly Gee, judge of the U.S. District Court for California, who determined that children, even those not in government custody, are entitled to the protections afforded to undocumented immigrants and should receive basic services, including the possibility of being housed in safe and sanitary facilities.
Based on the above, migrant children waiting in open-air shelters in California, located in open-air holding areas in the southern part of the state, even though they have not been formally processed, will be considered in lawful U.S. custody and should be moved to an area where they will be afforded greater protection.
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There are reportedly seven sites near San Diego and Jacuma Hot Springs that have migrant children waiting in open-air shelters in California, located in remote areas in the southern part of the state.
There, migrants must wait for hours or days before Border Patrol agents take them to traditional detention centers for formal processing.
One problem, among several others, is that people there do not receive adequate food.
In addition, there are not enough trash containers or portable toilets, which are usually overflowing and unusable, forcing migrants to relieve themselves in the open, so the site not only has an unpleasant odor, but can pose a health hazard.
Following the ruling of the judge for the Central District of California, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), commented that it would review the measure in favor of migrant children waiting in open-air shelters in California.
He assured that they are already making efforts to transport vulnerable individuals and children at the border to secure facilities as quickly as possible, and will continue to do so.
The decision is important, as the government will now take responsibility for migrant children waiting in open-air shelters in California, considering that there has been a sharp increase in illegal human crossings.
