agreement into force, and in addition the agreement ensures mexico will work towards becoming a safe third country meaning persons seeking refugee status must make their claim in the first country they arrive in and mexico to be included in that now. former acting i.c.e. director tom homan called the agreement a historic occasion for president trump. they ve agreed to work toward a safe third country agreement where people from, you know, guatemala would have to claim asylum in mexico and people from el salvador and honduras would have to claim asylum in guatemala. this is a great deal. this is a game changer if this implemented correctly and they follow through on their commitment. the agreement also calls for burden sharing and the assignment of responsibility for processing refugee claims. that s something mexico s foreign relations secretary recently addressed.
mexico should and must regulate its migratory flows in accordance with the law but also where is the international community in helping us in central america to give options to the people? it is everyone s responsibility and not just mexico and the united states the first we will say this too. reporter: one other note involving former acting i.c.e. director, tom homan. yesterday the president made an announcement naming homan border czar while speaking on fox news today homan says it was premature but he has talked to administration officials and has not accepted any position just yet. rick? rick: jeff paul, in los angeles, thank you. more sudden and suspicious deaths in the dominican republic , with a new report of an eighth american tourist now dead after taking a vacation to the popular caribbean island. steve herrigan is in the dr s capitol. it seems like a new family is coming forward almost every day with concerns about another death in the dominican. where are things standing
for cyberattacks on a number of targets including the country s power grid. this according to the new york times. the paper says the u.s. is flexing its digital muscle, in response to russian disinformation and election meddling. the hackings would allow the u.s. to unleash harmful malware viruses in the event of a conflict with moscow. an update now on the border crisis. mexico releasing their copy of the deal that was reached last week with the trump adminitration, aimed at helping curb the flow of migrants at the southern border. jeff paul is in our west coast news room with details on this. jeff? reporter: yeah, rick, in an agreement mexico has agreed to additional measures if it fails to help stop the influx of migrants heading to the u.s. mexico border. now, under the terms, if the u.s. determines after 45 days that the measures implemented by mexico haven t adequately achieved results in addressing the flow of migrants, then mexico will take necessary steps under domestic law to