Argentinos en Andorra Urges Reporting of Police Questioning Minors Amid Data Gathering Fears
Expat group suspects unlawful targeting of South American children by Andorran authorities to identify undocumented families, prompting calls for.
Key Points
- Argentinos en Andorra calls for reports of unaccompanied minors questioned by authorities on family details.
- Incidents allegedly probe parents' arrival dates, jobs, schools, and residency status without guardians.
- Group seeks evidence of pattern targeting undocumented immigrants for potential expulsion.
- Interior Ministry denies police orders, insists on official channels for data collection.
Argentinos en Andorra has called on families to report instances where authorities questioned unaccompanied minors in public, amid suspicions of unlawful data gathering on South American residents. The Andorran Interior Ministry has firmly denied any such police instructions.
The group's social media appeal, posted by leader Riccie Ponce, urges parents to email argentinosenandorraoficial@gmail.com with details including dates, times, locations, descriptions of those involved, and contact numbers for adults responsible. It promises complete confidentiality to safeguard minors and their families. The message targets any authority figures—uniformed police, plainclothes officers, or others—who stopped children or teens to ask questions, request family information, or collect personal data without a guardian present.
Community sources have reported multiple incidents involving South American children and adolescents on Andorran streets. Queries allegedly covered parents' arrival dates, jobs, school enrollment, and residency status. The group seeks testimonies to determine if these are isolated events or a broader pattern aimed at identifying undocumented immigrants or undeclared family reunifications, potentially leading to expulsion proceedings. It plans to share compiled evidence with officials or consider legal action, viewing the approach as illegal without parental consent.
No specific cases or verified details have been made public in the appeal, which carries an urgent tone aimed at immigrant communities.
The Interior Ministry rejected the claims outright yesterday, stating there are no orders for police to question minors and that official channels exist for any necessary information collection. Andorran authorities have otherwise not commented further.
Original Sources
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