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Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security @DHSMcAleenan signed a cooperative agreement regarding the examination of protection claims with the Minister of Government of Guatemala, Enrique Antonio Degenhart.
The agreement, signed at the @WhiteHouse, will fundamentally change the flow of irregular migration throughout Central & North America by enhancing protection capacity in Guatemala.
The two nations have a strong partnership, rooted in a shared commitment to advancing prosperity & economic growth in the region, & to achieving a stable and secure Central America.
Migrants can make a protection claim in Guatemala. So if they arrive in the US not having availed themselves of that opportunity, they’ll be returned to Guatemala.
Guatemala has already been delivering results in stopping the flow of irregular migration and disrupting human smuggling and transnational criminal organizations. This agreement will build on that success to keep driving forward.
