These UACs are NOT refugees. They do NOT meet the definition of a refugee.

A refugee is a person who is outside their home country because they have suffered (or feared) persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a member of a persecuted social category of persons or because they are fleeing a war.

Fleeing crime does not make you a refugee. I know the UN would like to expand the definition of refugee to include those fleeing violence and crime -- but the definition has NOT changed. These UACs are NOT refugees and should be immediately deported. If necessary we must change the 2008 law so that those coming from Central America can be treated like Mexican and subjected to Expedited Removal.

They can flee to other countries besides the US - by going all across Mexico to the US signals that they are more economic migrants than anything else. If they just want to avoid the crime they could apply for asylum in Mexico or neighboring countries like Honduras and Belize. The fact they are coming to the US means they are economic migrants and thus no eligible for any consideration other than immediate deportation.

If we don't send them back by the plane loads so that they understand that they will not get admitted into the US - we will only have more of them. The solution to the problem is immediate deportation.