Joe Biden, President-elect, United States of America.
US President-elect Joe Biden should immediately revoke deals the Trump administration struck with Central American countries on the handling of asylum seekers, a report published Monday by Democratic senators said.
In 2019, the US signed Asylum Cooperation Agreements (ACAs) with the members of the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala as part of its policy to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants across its southern border.
The ACAs allow foreign migrants who request asylum at the US border the majority fleeing violence and poverty to be sent to await the outcome of their application in those Central American nations.
nations of our own hemisphere. in recent days, we have achieved historic asylum cooperation agreements with el salvador, guatemala, and hundreds. we were with el salvador today. great young gentleman became the president. he is strong and tough. he s taking care of crime. he was really something today. i was very impressed with him. likewise with honduras, we met. we signed a cooperation agreement with both and also with guatemala. we are working with our partners in central america to ensure that asylum-seekers can pursue relief as close to their home countries as possible. that will make a tremendous difference in our southern border. and mexico all i have to say, president lopez over door obrador has been an outstanding partner. done a great job in mexico.