Trump admin preps to send migrants back to countries they passed through

"The administration has bullied the governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras into signing agreements that will be deadly for people seeking asylum and is now carrying out their fatal application," said Charanya Krishnaswami, advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA.The new rule comes on the heels of two other tough asylum policies implemented over the past six months.

An official from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the part of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for providing benefits to those seeking asylum, said many inside the agency are quietly incredulous that the U.S. will be removing asylum-seekers to countries like Guatemala. "Just as with MPP, there will be people who will die as a result of these policies," the official said, due to the conditions vulnerable asylum-seekers will face in these countries. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the opinion contradicted the administration's message.In the rule, the administration says processing asylum claims from Central America"consumes a tremendous amount of resources with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.

The agreements between the U.S. and Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras were negotiated this summer by the former acting Homeland Security secretary, Kevin McAleenan. In return, the countries received assistance to increase law enforcement and regional security, according to DHS statements following McAleenan's trips to the countries.

McAleenan also met with representatives in the region from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which would play a critical part in helping asylum-seekers who have been deported to a country that is not their own and most likely does not have the infrastructure to review large numbers of asylum claims.. It is not clear when the rule will go into effect after publication.

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