South American leaders: Trump's decision to deport migrants is a violation of human rights

As Donald Trump's administration nears the start of another phase of his presidency as US President, representatives and officials from various Latin American countries have, in their statements, expressed their concerns about the implementation of the policy of expelling immigrants from different countries.

They have said: "All migrants, regardless of their immigration status, have fundamental and inalienable rights ."

In the statement, officials from all immigrant-hosting countries called for human rights to be respected in the United States. Ministers, deputy secretaries of state and leaders of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela are among the leaders who signed the statement .

The announcement comes as Trump's inner circle says he plans to begin the process of deporting illegal immigrants starting next Tuesday. It has been announced that the new US president will launch a major deportation operation in Chicago shortly after taking office .

The issue of immigration, especially in recent decades, has become a major challenge for the United States, where each presidential candidate expresses his position and offers plans to control immigration, especially from the southern border of the United States. One of Donald Trump's main promises was to deport illegal immigrants en masse from the United States. Thus, one day after his official inauguration on January 20, Trump is expected to issue an order to deport illegal immigrants en masse, with the operation starting in the city of Chicago .

A report by the *Wall Street Journal* newspaper states that the large number of illegal immigrants in Chicago and the Trump team's hostility towards the city's Mayor, Brandon Johnson, from the Democrat party, are the main reasons for choosing the city as the location for the operation .

Tom Homan, who has been appointed by the new Trump administration as "Special Representative for Border Patrol," has announced that this move is one of Trump's first steps in fulfilling his campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants. Homan has emphasized that Chicago is just one of the targets, and that immigration authorities will be given permission to arrest illegal immigrants. Priority will be given to those deemed a security threat, but the law will be enforced against everyone in the United States illegally .

Chicago is a Democratic-controlled city known as an "immigrant haven," where people are not arrested for not having legal residency. However, that has changed, and many immigrants now fear for their future .

The situation has been difficult for migrants, especially since many of them are those who have been forced to leave their countries due to lack of security, employment or political and economic stability. Many of these migrants come from Africa, Mexico, Honduras, and other Latin American countries. This is why leaders of these countries have been emphasizing the importance of respecting human rights .

The situation is deeply troubling. Tirana Hassan, a senior fellow at Human Rights Watch, recently described Trump's return to the White House as a major threat to human rights and freedoms at home and abroad. Hassan warned that a second term in Trump's presidency could be even more damaging than the first.

In addition to immigrants, many citizens and experts have also warned about the implementation of anti-immigrant policies. In fact, the deportation of immigrants will have a negative impact on American society and many productive and industrial sectors in the country. According to statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture, about half of farm workers across the country are immigrants whose legal status is unknown. Farm business groups have warned that the deportation of large numbers of workers could cause significant disruption to food production in the country.

Despite Trump's stance and his insistence on mass deportation of illegal immigrants, the implementation of this policy is likely to have significant political, social, and economic repercussions that will make his job difficult .