In the first group, more than 600 people who were in prisons in Ecuador arrived in Colombia.
There is expectation in Colombia authorities for the arrival of a new group of more than 493 Colombians Deported from Ecuador’s prisons, after having received more than 600 people at the Rumichaca bridge, of which 590 were released and 11 were captured, After presenting a judicial record in the country.
The Chancellor in charge, Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy, stressed the importance of having official and timely information to advance this new process.
“Ecuadorian authorities were asked to send details additional on the listings delivered through the regular ducts. So far, Ecuador has sent a single list of approximately 300 people, without complementary information, ”he said.
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He stressed that the Colombian government, through The Foreign Ministry will insist with its Ecuadorian couple to establish a protocol and a calendar for the exit.
This, after the situation lived last Saturday, when the authorities of the neighboring country expelled 603 nationals.
“From the group, 543 were men and 60, women, who gave him assistance and food upon arrival; identity was verified of the nationals and migratory control and background verification by the National Police were carried out, according to the reception protocol agreed between the entities concerned, ”he explained.
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He pointed out that after the year, it was determined that 11 of the nationals have a arrest warrant, one of them with circular of the Interpol.
“Similarly, it was guaranteed the displacement of the nationals to their places of origin, in compliance with the established route ”he pointed out.
“It is important to achieve an agreement regarding the protocol with the neighboring country, so that decent treatment can be guaranteed and offer adequate and comprehensive attention to the returnees, as indicated by Law 2136 of 2021, which establishes the responsibilities of the entities in the mass return ”he stressed.
Colonel Pablo Galindo, commander of the Police of the Department of Nariño, reported that there are 60 effective guaranteeing the security of the area.
“Similarly, officials of the Department of Social Prosperity and the Ministry of Equality are present to, together with local and regional authorities, to articulate the reception, attention and displacement to their places of origin to the group of deportees, as requested by each of them”He said.
The director of Migration Colombia, Martha Hernández Arango, He stressed that understanding that migration is a right, the Government made a presence in the Rumichaca bridge when receiving 606 deportees from the neighboring country of Ecuador.
“Of those 606 to date they have been characterized 526 fellow citizens, 11 with capture orders and 5 of them with a history. This whole process was done here In the immigration control post and a part of positive citizens, since it responds to a contingency in articulation with the other entities and authorities of the national, regional and local order, “he explained.
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