U.S.-Honduras Sign Asylum Agreement

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Saturday, October 12, 2019
Abstract: 

On September 25, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Honduras government announced an asylum agreement that will enable U.S. immigration authorities to send asylum applicants from the border to Honduras.[1]  The agreement was signed by Honduras’ minister of foreign affairs during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.[2] A joint statement announced both countries commitment to implementing the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Honduras for Cooperation in order to continue building stronger border security and law enforcement cooperation.[3]