By Julissa Catalan
Officials with the United Nations are seeking to have immigrants from Central America who are fleeing to the U.S. be classified as refugees.
Currently, the thousands of undocumented Central Americans who have recently flooded the U.S. border are ineligible for asylum. In order to stay, these immigrants would need to prove they qualify for asylum—in other words, show evidence that they fled their countries because of fear, abandonment, abuse or neglect. Meeting the requirements could lead to special immigrant status, or if proven to be the victims of crime or trafficking, they may even be eligible for a visa.
