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Deportation of Nicaraguans from U.S. decreases in 2017

Xinhua, April 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

The number of deportations of Nicaraguans from the United States has dropped significantly so far in 2017, compared to deportations registered last year, the Nicaraguan government announced Friday in a report.

The report said that 56 Nicaraguan citizens were deported from the United States on Wednesday for being in an illegal migratory situation.

The total number of Nicaraguans officially deported in 2017 so far amounts to 182, with a total of six flights. The first batch arrived on Jan. 11 with 10 Nicaraguans on board, shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, according to the report.

However, it represents a significant drop from the levels of deportation under former U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, which deported 771 Nicaraguans in 2015 and 543 in 2016.

From January to April in 2016, the Obama administration had deported 217 Nicaraguans, marking a 21 percent drop year-on-year.

Statistics from Managua show that U.S. deportation flights arrive every three weeks on average.

Since 2007, over 20,000 Nicaraguans have been deported from various countries, mostly from the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. Endi