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class=\u0022js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__375191__en\u0022\u003E\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022blog-block__content__description rich-text pt-6 mb:pt-10 mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EYesterday, Refugees International and Human Rights Watch released a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2020\/05\/19\/deportation-layover\/failure-protection-under-us-guatemala-asylum-cooperative\u0022\u003Ejoint report\u003C\/a\u003E showing that the Asylum Cooperative Agreement between the United States and Guatemala effectively compels Salvadoran and Honduran asylum seekers to abandon their claims, leading many to return to possible harm in their country of origin.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EAs the result of an illegal deal between the US and Guatemala, asylum seekers from Honduras and El Salvador were held in inhumane conditions in US border jails and ultimately compelled to abandon their asylum claims, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RefugeesIntl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@RefugeesIntl\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@hrw\u003C\/a\u003E found: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/BKhwbKtnQy\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/BKhwbKtnQy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Ariana Maia Sawyer (@ArianaMSawyer) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArianaMSawyer\/status\/1262760263109009410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EMay 19, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EA Salvadoran man said that a US Department of Homeland Security official told him \u201cthere is no asylum\u201d and \u201cthere are no Central Americans allowed into the United States.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Bill Frelick (@BillFrelick) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFrelick\/status\/1262765889247744000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EMay 19, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnder the agreement, the United States has rapidly transferred non-Guatemalan asylum seekers to Guatemala without allowing them to lodge asylum claims in the US,\u201d a news release from Refugees International and Human Rights Watch states. \u201cGiven Guatemala\u2019s inability to provide effective protection and the risk that some transferees face the threat of serious harm either in Guatemala or after returning to their home countries, the US violates its obligation to examine their asylum claims by implementing the agreement.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvocates of immigrants\u2019 rights have responded to the findings of the report across social media.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EThis is a compelling and extensively-researched report which is, IMHO, the definitive report so-far on the disastrous and illegal \u0022asylum cooperative agreements\u0022 that the Trump administration was using to end asylum\u2014before COVID-19 shut the ACAs down and ended asylum another way. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/l2t3J6Ip2D\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/l2t3J6Ip2D\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReichlinMelnick\/status\/1262762422244237312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EMay 19, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EReport by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RefugeesIntl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@RefugeesIntl\u003C\/a\u003E\/\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@hrw\u003C\/a\u003E confirms the devastating effects of the ACA signed with Guatemala. The agreement puts migrants in danger and makes a mockery of the U.S.\u0027 asylum system \u0026amp; laws. Great job documenting this, @YaelSchaer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArianaMSawyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@ArianaMSawyer\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/r_schmidtke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@r_schmidtke\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/Msh8ka5y30\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Msh8ka5y30\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 felipe navarro-lux (@fnlux) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/fnlux\/status\/1262796176232902663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EMay 19, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u0022The ACA has been implemented in a way that effectively compels transferees to abandon their claims.\u0022\u003Cbr\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cbr\u003E\n\t\tEssential reading with the most detail I\u0027ve seen to date on the ACA process in the U.S. and Guatemala. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/93n01dInaf\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/93n01dInaf\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/lKSOurhjpV\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/lKSOurhjpV\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Jessica Bolter (@jessicabolter) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicabolter\/status\/1262746934059515905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EMay 19, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E2020 candidates for office should heed the report authors\u2019 recommendations: \u201cThe US and Guatemalan governments should rescind the Guatemalan agreement rather than plan for its resumption. The US should also halt plans to begin transferring non-national asylum seekers to El Salvador and Honduras under similar agreements.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__375191__en","data":"","settings":null}]