The administration has made the practice of third country deportations central to its sweeping immigration policy.

It also remains unclear what El Salvador will receive from the United States. For the agreement with Guatemala, the United States agreed to invest $40 million in aid through commissioner to help ...

A safe third-country agreement with Guatemala is not a realistic solution for deterring or providing protection for ... why would people from other countries, such as Honduras or El Salvador, ...

The Trump administration sent five migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to a small African nation Tuesday, ...

Among the countries that the U.S. has recently signed "Safe Third Country" agreements with are Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, the three Central American nations collectively known as the ...

“El Salvador does not have the capacity to keep its own nationals safe, much less migrants from any other country.” Parker added that only 18 people are seeking asylum inside El Salvador.

Trump has been pushing for safe third country agreements in recent months amid a surge in Central American migration to the United States. The number of migrants apprehended at the southern U.S ...

A “SAFE” THIRD COUNTRY. Guatemala is a strange choice for a “safe third country.” With an estimated 59 percent of its population living in poverty, it is one of the world’s most unequal countries.

This rule aims to bar asylum claims by people fleeing El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala who usually pass through one or more countries (at least Mexico) en route to the United States. While ...

Rubio also reached an agreement with El Salvador to send deportees from third countries, with Bukele also offering to hold convicted criminals from both the U.S. and other countries for a fee.

But for some groups, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, El Salvador provides no safe haven. Its own LGBT citizens lack protection from violence and discrimination.