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With these concerns, JRS Latin America and the Caribbean, JRS/USA,
and Encuentros SJM Peru call upon all governments throughout the
region, especially the governments of the Dominican Republic,
Mexico, the United States, Panama, and Peru, to observe, respect,
and fulfill their international commitments and obligations
towards refugees and forced migrants and to refrain from mass
deportations that do not allow migrants to lawfully petition for safety.