4 days ago · The arrangement, known as a "Safe Third Country" agreement, would empower U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El Salvador, blocking them from requesting asylum in the U ...

El Salvador's safe third country arrangement is a component of Trump's larger plan to reduce illegal immigration. U.S. immigration authorities already have increased power to detain and deport ...

Concretely, the governments are working on an agreement for the Central American nation to be designated as a "safe third country." It would entail it taking migrants from other countries and ...

4 days ago · Trump administration officials reportedly are working with El Salvador representatives on an asylum agreement that would allow the U.S. to deport migrants of various nations to the Central American country. Being called a "Safe Third Country" agreement, the deal would permit U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El ...

3 days ago · That includes migrants from other countries like Venezuela. The plan, known as a “Safe Third Country Agreement,” would allow non-Salvadoran migrant flights to El Salvador. This would block asylum requests to the U.S. and instruct migrants to seek asylum in El Salvador instead. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, is seen as an ally of ...

Under the terms of the deal, El Salvador would be designated a "safe third country" where non-Salvadoran migrants who come to the U.S. could request asylum.

4 days ago · The plan would designate El Salvador as a “Safe Third Country” as part of the agreement, pushing the migrants to seek asylum there instead of the U.S. The move would reinstate an agreement the two countries brokered during Trump’s first term, which never went into effect and was terminated by President Joe Biden. It would be the first ...

Feb 8, 2021 · Under the ACAs—also known as “safe third country” agreements—the Trump administration could refuse to allow people arriving at the border any chance to seek asylum in the United States. Instead, U.S. officials could fly them to another country and demand they seek asylum from that country instead.

The Biden administration said on Saturday it was immediately suspending Trump-era asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, part of a bid to undo his Republican predecessor's...

4 days ago · The Trump administration pursued asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, redirecting asylum seekers there as "safe third countries." Critics argue these policies undermine asylum rights, endanger migrants, and violate U.S. and international laws. While aiming to manage immigration, the strategy faces legal, ethical, and practical challenges, with significant implications ...