US Will Send Mexican Asylum Seekers To Guatemala: DHS – By AFP News (IB Times) / Jan 6 2020
The United States will send some Mexicans seeking asylum to Guatemala, concluding a controversial migration deal with Washington, the US Department of Homeland Security told AFP on Monday.
“Certain Mexicans seeking humanitarian protections in the United States may now be eligible to be transferred to Guatemala and given the opportunity to seek protection there,” a spokesperson for the department said in a statement.
The move is the latest tightening of immigration regulations under President Donald Trump, who has pursued a broader crackdown on undocumented migrants amid a surge of border crossings.
In July, Guatemala signed a pact with Washington that, according to the White House, makes it a “safe third country.”
Under the pact’s terms, migrants who want to seek asylum in the US but travel through Guatemala must request protection in the Central American country.
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