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Every year, more than 500,000 people from the Northern Triangle of Central America attempt to emigrate illegally to the United States.
The immigration authorities of the United States and Mexico have deported more than 102,000 migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras between January and August 2024, 4% more than in 2023, according to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) consulted on Tuesday by EFE.
The data, which correspond to government entities in the three countries, show that deportations from the United States reached 82,110, from Mexico 20,238 and 341 from other countries, for a total of 102,689.
This figure is higher by 4,076 reports compared to the 98,613 deportations in the same period in 2023, an increase of 4.1%.
Deportations of children and adolescents decreased
Of this total, 13,144 deportations correspond to children and adolescents, of which 8,339 were from the United States, 4,612 from Mexico, and 193 from other countries . This figure represents a decrease of 1,280 cases, 8.9% less than in 2023.
In total by country, repatriations to the area known as the Northern Triangle of Central America reached 10,326 in El Salvador, 57,944 cases in Guatemala, and 34,419 for Honduras.
With these figures, El Salvador recorded a 35.8% increase, Guatemala a 12.8%, and Honduras a 13.2% reduction, according to figures collected by IOM.
The data presented by IOM are from the governmental General Directorate of Migration and Foreign Affairs (DGME) of El Salvador; the Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM) and the Secretariat of Social Welfare (SBS) of Guatemala; and the Consular and Migratory Observatory of Honduras (Conmigho).
Every year, more than 500,000 people from these three countries try to emigrate illegally to the United States in search of better living conditions, including thousands of minors. EFE
