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September 26, 2019

U.S. Agreement with Honduras Severely Restricts Asylum Seekers' Rights
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Honduras has signed an agreement with the United States that would force
asylum seekers who cross through the Central American country to first
seek refuge there rather than the United States. A similar agreement
with the Trump administration was signed by the Guatemalan government in
July and by the Salvadoran government last week. This is just the latest
policy pushed by the Trump administration aimed at deterring migration
from Central America and other regions.


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