The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countrie...
FILE PHOTO - Soldiers assigned to the National Guard keep watch near a section of the border fence between Mexico and U.S. as seen from Anapra neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Even so, the total was the highest for any month of August in more than a decade, as Central American migrants have headed north in record numbers, many seeking asylum from impoverished countries with some of the highest murder rates in the world. The United States has persuaded Guatemala to become a so-called safe third country that would accept asylum-seekers, though the deal has yet to be ratified by Guatemala’s government, in a bid to reduce the strain on the United States. Washington is working with Honduras on a similar agreement.
Ebrard is to meet with U.S. officials on Tuesday to discuss Mexico’s efforts. He said last week that Mexico does not expect the United States to threaten tariffs at this time. The rule, unveiled on July 15, requires most immigrants who want asylum in the United States to seek asylum first in a third country they had traversed on their way.
In a statement on Monday evening, the White House said the ruling “is a gift to human smugglers and traffickers,” adding that the administration hopes the Supreme Court will set aside the injunction in its entirety.Morgan criticized Tigar for his ruling and what he called “unprecedented judicial activism.” He lamented that with each new administration policy to “address this crisis, we end up getting enjoined. It’s very, very frustrating, but we’re just going to keep going.
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