Asylum Granted to 1,700 Refugees in Mexico, Another 500 Still Waiting The News
go to original September 18, 2013

So far this year, Mexico has granted asylum to 1,700 refugees, while another 500 applications are still pending, said Hamdi Bukhari, Mexican representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (ACNUR), speaking from the Chiapa’s capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Bukhari said in an interview that most of those getting refugee status in Mexico come from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia and Cuba.

He said that the main reasons they leave are to escape crime in their country of origin, violence against women and forced enlistment by the “maras” (street gangs) — especially of youngsters.

Other refugees, he added, are children separated from their parents, victims of human trafficking, or people persecuted for their sexual preference.

... There has been a 10 percent increase in applications in Mexico compared to last year, Bukhari said.

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