Posted on 01/07/2020 12:28:44 AM PST by Farcesensitive
Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be sent to Guatemala under a bilateral agreement signed by the Central American nation last year, according to documents sent to U.S. asylum officers in recent days and seen by Reuters.
In a Jan. 4 email, field office staff at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were told Mexican nationals will be included in the populations "amenable" to the agreement with Guatemala.
The agreement, brokered last July between the administration of Republican President Donald Trump and the outgoing Guatemalan government, allows U.S. immigration officials to send migrants requesting asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border to apply for protection in Guatemala instead.
Mexico objects to the plan, its foreign ministry said in a statement late on Monday, adding that it would be working with authorities to find "better options" for those that could be affected.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Yes, Yes, YES!!!
So, Mexico is trying to assist their citizens in finding asylum from them?
ROFL, ROFL, ROFL. This is like sending Afghan refugees to Somalia. And vice versa.
” to find “better options”
best would be don’t waste time coming to USA, stay home and fix your own life and country.
That’s a good plan!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.