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U.S. envoy offers farm visas to boost asylum deal with Guatemala
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 19, 2019 / 9:30 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
U.S. envoy offers farm visas to boost asylum deal with Guatemala
Sofia Menchu
3 MIN READ
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - In a bid to strengthen an asylum deal forged between Guatemala’s outgoing president and the United States, a U.S. official offered on Monday to triple the number of temporary farmworker visas available to Guatemalans.
Last month, under threat of painful sanctions issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, Guatemala’s Jimmy Morales agreed to require U.S.-bound Hondurans and Salvadorans to seek refuge in Guatemala instead of proceeding north.
The deal, known as a “safe third country” agreement, is meant to reduce U.S. asylum claims. While hailed by Trump, it has also provoked widespread criticism from rights groups citing the risks of sending vulnerable people to a country with endemic poverty and violence.
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On a trip to Guatemala this week, White House Latin America adviser Mauricio Claver-Carone sought to shore up support for the deal.
“We could help Guatemala by tripling the H-2A program,” he told reporters on Monday at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in the Guatemalan capital.
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U.S. envoy offers farm visas to boost asylum deal with Guatemala
Sofia Menchu
3 MIN READ
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - In a bid to strengthen an asylum deal forged between Guatemala’s outgoing president and the United States, a U.S. official offered on Monday to triple the number of temporary farmworker visas available to Guatemalans.
Last month, under threat of painful sanctions issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, Guatemala’s Jimmy Morales agreed to require U.S.-bound Hondurans and Salvadorans to seek refuge in Guatemala instead of proceeding north.
The deal, known as a “safe third country” agreement, is meant to reduce U.S. asylum claims. While hailed by Trump, it has also provoked widespread criticism from rights groups citing the risks of sending vulnerable people to a country with endemic poverty and violence.
-snip-
On a trip to Guatemala this week, White House Latin America adviser Mauricio Claver-Carone sought to shore up support for the deal.
“We could help Guatemala by tripling the H-2A program,” he told reporters on Monday at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in the Guatemalan capital.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/u-s-envoy-offers-farm-visas-to-boost-asylum-deal-with-guatemala-idUSKCN1VA03M