The Argentine ambassador to Washington, Alejandro Oxenfordhe referred to the arrival of the first flight of Argentine deportees by Donald Trump’s government. In this regard, he said that the number of citizens from abroad is “infinitésimo.”
Consulted in Radio Miter For the flight that will arrive in Ezeiza with 16 deported citizens, Oxenford said that Argentina is one of the countries with the least number of cases In the region.
“Literally, the Argentine number is infinitésimo. We are talking like telling you a million and seventeen. It is more or less zero, ”he said.
The Argentine ambassador to the US relativized deportations
The diplomat explained that deportations originate in violations of American legislation, under a range of situations.
“It may have to do with crimes of all kinds, or with issues related to immigration. It is a power of each country to decide what to do with people who violate the law within their territory,” he said.
In addition, he stressed that, beyond the decisions taken by Washington, the Argentine State accompanies its citizens in those processes.
“We attend with all the care that, of course, all Argentine citizens always deserve. We have always done so and we continue to do it. The other thing I can say is that there have been no incidents, ”he said.
Without specifying total figures, the ambassador stressed that, given the magnitude of deportations, the proportion of Argentines is minimal, with a marginal impact.
Oxenford avoided referring to Washington’s political decisions and limited himself to highlighting the responsibility of each State in the application of its immigration laws. “It is for violating US law. And then this may have to do with crimes of all kinds or with crimes that have to do with immigration,” he reiterated.
The first flight with Argentines deported from the US by Donald Trump arrives in the country
Within the framework of Migration policies tougher than Donald Trump reimpulsed after returning to the presidency of USAin the next few hours it will land in the Ezeiza International Airport The first special flight with 16 Argentine citizens deported. It is estimated that landing will happen Thursday morning.
The aircraft that will move to the Argentines expelled by the Republican president it’s a Boeing 767-300 of the company Omni Air Internationalwith ability to 247 passengers. The plane, rented by the government of Washington For this type of operations, it started on Wednesday from an airport that was not officially identified.
Source: Ambito
