Trump announces a “safe third country” asylum deal with Guatemala
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had struck an asylum agreement with Guatemala.
Trump has railed at Guatemala in recent days for allegedly backing out of asylum negotiations with the U.S. The Guatemalan government earlier this month called off a meeting between Trump and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales amid litigation in that country’s top court challenging the asylum discussions.
Pro-migrant groups have blasted the idea that asylum seekers will be protected in Guatemala, which had aIn a call with reporters following the White House event, McAleenan said the deal would not be effective immediately, but he expected it would be implemented by August. McAleenan did not offer specifics about the country’s current ability to receive and process asylum seekers but said the United Nations, State Department, and DHS were working with officials there to improve it.
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