Posted on 01/19/2021 3:00:48 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Washington (AFP) - 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.
"The Trump administration views the ACAs as a model to be replicated with other countries around the world," said the document written by the Democratic staff of the Foreign Relations Committee and commissioned by incoming Committee Chairman Bob Menendez.
"This is precisely the opposite of what needs to happen."
The report also accused the White House and Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of using "coercive tactics" to force the governments of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign the agreements.
The Trump administration resumed suspended financial assistance for the Northern Triangle countries after sealing the pacts.
The report said that since the implementation of the first ACA more than a year ago, none of the 945 asylum seekers transferred from the US to Guatemala have managed to receive asylum.
It cited "degrading" treatment of asylum seekers transferred from the US to Guatemala under the agreement, and said they were "effectively coerced to return to their home countries of Honduras or El Salvador, where many feared persecution and harm."
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Who built the cages, Joe?
Commies wouldn’t know shame if it bit em on the ass.
Biden must embrace trump policies..there thats better
Oh ok, as long as they're not illegal aliens.
Geez, it looks like to me the lady in pink could share some of her body weight with others less well endowed. ...she is a refugee?????
Let the illegals build a tunnel straight to the Westside of LA and see how long before the asylum deals are brought back.
Since when does fleeing violence and poverty qualify for asylum? (Rhetorical). I guess they’re staying away from any city in this country (if they are let in)./s
I guess foreign nationals will be dictating USA Policy for the foreseeable future.
Is there anybody that Joe doesn’t owe?
Amazing. That is what is heading to our border as we speak.
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