Washington, United States
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported today that it completed with Honduras the Asylum Cooperation Agreement (ACA).
This agreement, signed in September 2019, provides for certain asylum seekers in the United States to be transferred to Honduras to apply for protection from our country.
“Completing the Asylum Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Honduras is a crucial step in establishing a truly regional approach to migration and, more specifically, in offering protection to those migrants who are victims of persecution,” he said. say the interim secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf.
Wolf added that “the success of the negotiations reflects the commitment of the two governments to address migration challenges together.”
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The governments of Honduras and the United States signed the ACA on September 25, 2019, in order to deal with the humanitarian crisis and secure the southern border of the United States in the face of historic levels of irregular migration and trafficking. of people.
The agreement entered into force in March 2020 and its implementation was concluded on December 15 through the exchange of diplomatic notes.
This Friday’s announcement means that all the operational details related to the implementation of the ACA have been worked out between the United States and Honduras.
The implementation of the ACA involves and facilitates cooperation between the two governments to expand Honduras ’capabilities to provide humanitarian protections.
In 2019, more than 71% of migrants detained by US authorities on the southern border were citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
The three countries have two agreements with the Donald Trump administration to deal with irregular migration and all agreements have come into force.