US EditionColombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Colombian authorities acted on local tips and prior abuse allegations to transfer 26 Lev Tahor members, including 17 children, to U.S. custody for child welfare review.
- Colombia expelled 26 members of the Lev Tahor sect, including 17 minors, due to concerns for their safety following an Interpol alert about missing children.
- Members of Lev Tahor were arrested on November 22 during a joint operation by migration and police authorities in a hotel in Yarumal, Colombia.
- Authorities determined that some adults did not have legal custody of the accompanying minors, which added to the sect's history of child abuse, including kidnapping and forced marriages.
- Seventeen minors were placed into protective custody, while adults were turned over to U.S. authorities for legal status assessment.
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Lev Tahor sect members expelled from Colombia
The Colombian government on Monday expelled nine adult members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor and placed 17 minors associated with the group into the protective custody of US authorities, following an international alert regarding the safety of the children.
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Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Colombia says it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children in the group were at risk. Authorities detained the group of 17 children…
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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian immigration authorities announced Monday the expulsion of members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish group Lev Tahor to the United States, including 17 foreign minors deemed at risk of having their rights violated. The Lev Tahor members were found on November 22 at a hotel in Yarumal, a town in the northwest of the country, just before they attempted to settle in Colombia, according to authorities. The group in…
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