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Dangerous exile: more than 400,000 noncitizens have been deported since 1996 because of expanded criminal sentencing. A photojournalist follows the return of Central American and Caribbean deportees.(report)
In the aftermath of the Rodney King beatings and the resulting riots in Los Angeles, the Immigration and Naturalization Service formed a special gang task force. The Violent Gang Task Force began targeting immigrant youth with gang affiliations for deportation. Before 1992, it was rare for gang members to be deported to Central America.
Following the Salvadoran peace accords--same year as the L.A. riots--hundreds of youths affiliated with L.A. gangs began getting deported back to Central America, especially El Salvador. The L.A. gangs began spreading throughout the region.
Following the changed immigration laws in 1996, the numbers of deportees from all across the U.S. began climbing and the numbers of youth offenders being deported back to Central America and the Caribbean in particular grew at an accelerated rate. Most young deportees came from this region for two reasons--the proximity means that ...
- THE SEASON FOR GIVING IN CENTRAL AMERICA; CAMILLUS MAN SERVES WITH TASK FORCE...
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) January 3, 2002 700+ words
...part of Joint Task Force-Bravo, a 500...largest country in Central America. Andrews is...Because of the task force's mission...is where the task force steps in, building...poorest regions of Central America. The opportunity...
- Reagan pushes Central America policy support
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Jerome R. Watson May 4, 1987 700+ words
...administration's policy on Central America by warning that cutting off...who was head of the CIA's Central America Task Force. Responding to the story...Sandinistas from engulfing all of Central America in a communist "revolutionary...
- Controversial CIA Agent Got Big Bonus; Agency's Central America Chief Linked to...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William M. Welch July 4, 1987 700+ words
The CIA's Central America task force chief, said to have ordered a field agent to continue arranging...distinguished service. Casey appointed Fiers to head the agency's Central America task force in September 1984, after Fiers had served as the Central...
- From the field: surveying in Central America for a health clinic.
- Magazine article from: Point of Beginning McNeely, James October 1, 2006 700+ words
...surveying skills for a medical aid mission in Central America. Rescue Task Force (RTF), a non-denominational international...s inhabitants. Following the storms, Rescue Task Force dropped supplies to the stranded Indians with...
- -U.S. DOD: Cohen appoints Caldera as personal representative for relief efforts...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 9, 1998 700+ words
...to countries in Central America recovering from...engineering projects in Central America as part of Joint Task Force Bravo headquartered...effort. Joining Task Force Hope are: * Naval...now existing in Central America. The Department...
- CANADIAN MND: Canadian Forces completes aid mission in Central America.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire December 11, 1998 700+ words
...completes aid mission in Central America (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...working with the Canadian Joint Task Force Central America will begin returning to Canada...relief to our neighbours in Central America," said Minister Eggleton...
- Judge bars Central America rally at Water Tower Place
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times December 19, 1987 700+ words
Groups protesting U.S. involvement in Central America have been barred from demonstrating at Water Tower...by the Pledge of Resistance and the Religious Task Force on Central America. Police said they made arrests last year because...
- WOCCU Asked To Participate In Remittances Task Force.
- News wire article from: Banking Wire April 22, 2003 700+ words
...American Dialogue to join a task force on remittances. Supported...Foundation, the 15- member task force-with members from the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean...organizations. The task force's first meeting was...
