President Donald Trump announced Friday that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. The so-called "safe third country" agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.
"This is a very big day," Trump said."We have long been working with Guatemala and now we can do it the right way."The announcement comes after a court in California blocked Trump's most restrictive asylum effort to date, one that would effectively end protections at the southern border. "We'll either do tariffs or we'll do something. We're looking at something very severe with respect to Guatemala," Trump had said.
Trump added Friday that the agreement would protect"the rights of those with legitimate claims," end"abuse" of the asylum system and curtail the crisis on the U.S. southern border.
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