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According to SEF, the Foreign and Frontier Service (SEF) warned Sunday an increase in the number of foreigners arriving at Portuguese airports, many of whom have smaller children, with "strong indications" of traffic. With a report published Sunday in the newspaper Público, the SEF detains the children of asylum seekers at the Lisbon airport, contrary to the international rules on children 's rights defined by the. UN, a situation that has already led the United Nations
The Portuguese Council for Refugees reveals, for its part, that in the past two years, the waiting period for these children in the Center of temporary installation went from a few days to
In a note published Sunday, the SEF specifies that the "paradigm" has changed since 2016, "with more people coming undocumented" In recent years, we have attended an influx of adults accompanied by minors who apply for asylum in Portugal, without identity documents and / or documents proving the family connection, or with strong evidence of child trafficking . "
permission of parents to travel with the l. "child", who normally "is also undocumented or presents falsified documents", explains the SEF
The Office indicates that in these cases "diligence is carried out to verify the identity of children and a Deadline is given to adults to submit documents, which, if not, can indicate the minors' trafficking, and it is necessary to wait before the Court of Family and Minors the measure of promotion and protection, as well as the appointment of a legal representative "
Unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 are returned to the Refugee Refugee Shelter after the asylum petition has been filed. Unaccompanied youth without documents stating that they are over 16 years old "may stay for some time in the IDA to check their identity / age and get the family court and minors an indication of the center of the city." appropriate reception. "
SEF declared that it had obtained the contract for the construction of new facilities of the Ministry of Health and Social Security (SEF). SEF (CATA) temporary reception center in Almoçageme, Sintra, which will accommodate up to 50 people, with two wings depending on the type, and a service for families.
Currently, there is a temporary installation center CIT) in Porto, Santo António housing unit (UHSA) and three CIT spaces (EECIT) in Lisbon, Porto and Faro.
The Lisbon facilities have a capacity of 58 people, who receive a hygiene kit, five meals a day "respecting the dietary rules imposed by the philosophical or religious beliefs of the citizen" and a space with educational materials for children, who "always stay with their families".
"Passengers have access to the playground, from their place of accommodation, during opening hours."
Last year, 64% of orders were rejected at Portugal. Of the 1,750 candidates, only 119 received status and 136 subsidiary protection.
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