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Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2014 \/ 01:58 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The head of the U.S. bishops\u2019 migration committee challenged U.S. President Obama and the leaders of Central America to respond to violence in that region in order to protect children who are being forced to flee.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOver the long-term, a strategy must be devised to address the violence and lack of opportunity in the countries of Central America,\u201d said Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo of Seattle, and \u201c(s)pecific attention should be paid to helping at-risk youth remain safe and access opportunity at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cInstead of cooperating on intercepting them and sending them back to dangerous situations, the leaders should work together to protect them from those dangers, including providing them asylum in neighboring countries and in the United States,\u201d he said in a July 24 statement.<\/p>\n

\tMore than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been apprehended in the U.S. this year, a number which has doubled since 2011. It is projected that by the end of the fiscal year, 90,000 unaccompanied minors will have arrived in the United States, fleeing ongoing violence in Central America. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\tBishop Elizondo urged the region\u2019s leaders to address the ongoing violence and instability within Central America, in order to adequately examine the influx of unaccompanied minors to the U.S.<\/p>\n

\tAlluding to a July 25 meeting scheduled between President Obama and the presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, the bishop said that discussion on the situation must address the \u201croot causes of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe leaders should focus upon the protection of these children and families, as they are charged with as the heads of their nations,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\tThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated opposition to the deportation of unaccompanied minors, without first giving them an immigration hearing.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFamilies, as well, should receive a fair hearing of their asylum claims,\u201d said Bishop Elizondo.<\/p>\n

\tRather than simply \u201csend(ing) children back to harm,\u201d he voiced hope that the United States will find a way to \u201chumanely respond to this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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