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US, El Salvador to Sign Asylum Deal

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - The United States planned to sign an agreement Friday to
   help make one of Central America's most violent countries, El Salvador,
   a haven for migrants seeking asylum, according to a senior Trump
   administration official.
   The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said acting Homeland
   Security Secretary KevinMcAleenanwould sign a ``cooperative asylum
   agreement.''
   Two other officials described the agreement as a first step in the
   governments' working together on asylum. Details of the agreement will
   be settled in the weeks ahead, they said. The officials spoke on
   condition of anonymity.
   The agreement could be struckdespite the fact thatmany Salvadorans are
   fleeing their nation and seeking asylum in the United States. A
   Salvadoran delegation has been in the U.S. this week discussing the
   matter.

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