secretary of state Anthony Blink
Senator Antony BlinkenGOP urges Biden to confirm that US will maintain embassy in Jerusalem Blinken, Saudi counterpart, will discuss Yemen in first call Five things to know about Biden’s Yemen movement MORE announced Saturday that the U.S. will end the asylum agreements the Trump administration signed with three Central American nations.
Under Trump-era politics, many asylum seekers seeking refuge on the U.S.-Mexico border had to seek first asylum in El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras.
The United States has “suspended and initiated the process to end the Asylum Cooperation Agreements with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as the first concrete steps on the road to greater partnership and collaboration in the region. established by President Biden, “Blinken said in a statement.
We will @POTUSThe vision of a safe, orderly and humane regional migration. As we suspend and terminate the Asylum Cooperation Agreements with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, we will take concrete steps towards greater collaboration and collaboration.
– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) February 6, 2021
The Trump administration reached an agreement in 2019 as part of its efforts to restrict immigration and reduce the number of refugees entering the United States. suspended all transfers between the US and Guatemala since last March.
Last week, President Biden signed several immigration-related enforcement actions, including one that required the State Department to weigh in “quickly” whether to inform officials in the other three countries that the United States intended to get out of the deal, Reuters noted.
“To be clear, these actions do not mean that the US border is open. While we are committed to expanding the legal avenues of protection and opportunity here and in the region, the United States is a country with borders and laws that must be enforced, ”Blinken said in the statement. “We are also committed to providing safe and orderly processing to all who arrive at our border, but those trying to migrate irregularly are putting themselves and their families at risk which can be a very dangerous journey.”
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