Deportations of Salvadorans From Mexico Increase by 36 Percent Prensa Latina
go to original October 14, 2012

The Director of Immigration in El Salvador, Rigoberto Pleitez, reported Saturday that the deportation of nationals from Mexico have increased significantly this year at 36.3 percent.

In a statement released by the state-Nacional Radio Station, Pleitez also said the expulsions from the USA have increased 15.3 percent from January to October 8, compared with the same period of 2011.

He added that in total, these measures of the two countries against Salvadoran increased overall by 22.7 percent, from 20, 474 in 2011 to 25, 261 in 2012.

Pleitez said that the number of repatriates come from Mexico, which sends deported by land, from 7,274 at this stage last year to 10,086 in 2012.

In the case of the United States, so far the number of returnees sum 15,175 this year, compared with 13,200 in 2011.

The official said that together with the International Organization for Migration, they will hold a pilot program for the purpose of enabling the deportees and seek alternative of employment.

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