Attacking NGOs for aiding border crossing is the wrong approach | Opinion
Ongoing negotiations between U.S. and Mexican officials come as more than 1,500 migrants made their way from Ciudad Juarez to El Paso on Sunday, Dec. 11, after some said they were rescued by Mexican federal forces from a cell controlled by members of organized crime. The weekend’s surge came as U.S. and Mexican officials prepare for an increased migrant flow in anticipation of the Dec. 21 lifting of Title 42, the public health order that allows U.S.
Does this mean that placing water stations in remote areas, as some nonprofits do, is considered “orchestrating” illegal border crossings? How about providing information on safer routes so migrants can avoid drug traffickers? Knowing Paxton’sThis menacing language is not helpful for nonprofit organizations that for decades have been helping migrants seek shelter and food after crossing the border.
Naturally, there has been an uproar from nonprofits such as Kids in Need of Defense and Catholic Charities, both with vast experience helping migrants with legal and social services once they are processed at the border.
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