The Chamber reminds Bukele that the Constitution prohibits the entry of Salvadorans, at a time when it has been ordered that people from the United Kingdom and South Africa should not enter, following a new strain of COVID-19.
“That they refrain from preventing the entry into the national territory of Salvadorans who come from or have been to the United Kingdom, South Africa or any other country …”.
This is the order that the Constitutional Court reiterated to President Nayib Bukele and the heads of the Autonomous Port Executive Commission, Federico Anliker, and the General Directorate of Migration and Aliens, Ricardo Cucalón.
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The Chamber reminds him that the Constitution prohibits the entry of Salvadorans into its territory, at a time when Bukele has ordered the entry of people from the United Kingdom and South Africa, countries affected by a new strain of COVID- 19.
The magistrates remind the president and his officials that Salvadoran laws provide for prevention and health measures that do not involve violating the human rights of Salvadorans.
For the same reason, the Chamber orders the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexandra Hill, to “without delay” adopt “consular, diplomatic or humanitarian mechanisms for Salvadorans who are confined or in a situation of vulnerability in the countries in which they are ‘have adopted traffic restrictions’.
Likewise, the minister must respond “quickly, effectively and in solidarity” to requests for information or assistance raised by these compatriots in the consulate network.
The Chamber will give you a period of three working days to report on these measures.
This is the second time the Chamber has ordered Bukele not to prevent the return of Salvadorans, after El Salvador International Airport resumed passenger flight operations on September 19, 2020, but the Bukele government ordered that it not enter no passenger without the evidence that the anti-covid test had been taken.
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The Bukele government then ordered airlines to demand proof at boarding points.
However, in the face of Bukele’s new order not to allow passengers from the United Kingdom and South Africa to enter, the Chamber warns that “recently suspended flight suspensions and border closures could lead to the isolation of Salvadorans in the countries in which these restrictions have been adopted, so it is considered appropriate to order precautionary measures in order to preserve their situation in the face of this danger. “