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January 5, 2016

U.S. Detains 121 in Push to Deport Central Americans Fleeing Violence
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The Obama administration has acknowledged agents detained 121 people,
including children, in raids over the New Year's weekend as part of an
operation to deport families fleeing violence in Central America. The
raids took place mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. The number
of mothers with children and unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.
border reportedly rose late last year amid a spike in violence in El
Salvador and Honduras. New data shows killings in El Salvador increased
by nearly 70 percent last year, meaning El Salvador could overtake
Honduras as the world's most violent country.


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