Justice ordered the government to coordinate the return “in 24 hours” of two stranded in the United States.

The criminal chamber has ordered the government to urgently repatriate two tourists stranded in the United States. He did so after they took their situation to court, arguing health problems. Measurement requires decision within 24 hours and does not reach companions and parents.

Gerardo Sarayottis and Cristian Masarik presented a habeas corpus, replaced by judges Mauro Divito and Juan Esteban Cicciaro. In the judicial resolution, it is ordered that “urgent admission” of both within 24 hours of notification. Once in the country, they must undergo case checks and subsequently respect the corresponding insulation.

The order included two other people, including a minor 10 years, but I know gave priority to people with health problems in the decision.

They were due to return home on July 3, but the flight it was cancelled and they were waiting for a rescheduling.

In these cases, the court specifies that “no reason for health was invoked which imports a situation of emergency that could justify the adoption of exceptional treatment ”.

“It is understood that the government must adopt measures which, while preserving public health, contribute to delaying the entry of new strains of Covid, although this justifies the issuance of general limitations such as those provided for by administrative decision 643 / 2021. invoked in the face of the urgent need to return to the national territory resulting from a serious state of health, ”explained Divito and Cicciaro, judges of Chamber VII of the Criminal Chamber.

This argument validates Government decision 643 as constitutional, but specifies, however, that it mentions that for humanitarian reasons, entry through border posts may be authorized.

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