Biden administration moves to reverse Trump's migration agreements with three countries

US President Joe Biden is ending agreements signed by Trump administration that allowed government to send some people seeking asylum in US to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, State Department said on February 6. One agreement, which was inked with Guatemala in 2019, allowed US to send migrants seeking humanitarian protection from Honduras and El Salvador to Guatemala. Similar agreements were also signed with Honduras and El Salvador but were never implemented.

latest move comes as part of Biden’s vow to mitigate harshness meted out to migrants and asylum seekers from Central America. Last month, American leader talked to his Mexican counterpart where he promised to establish a more humanitarian migration system and undo Trump’s moves including his ambitious Border Wall. However, experts have warned that if t mand properly, softening of immigration rules could lead to an influx of migrants in US sabotaging Biden’s latest decision.

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US has t opened its borders 

Meanwhile, State Secretary Antony Blinken hailed decision saying that it was meant to “establish a cooperative, mutually respectful approach to managing migration across region” as well as to provide a “safe and orderly processing of asylum seekers at US border.” However, he clarified that revocation of agreements did t mean that America had opened its borders for all.  

In a statement later, Guatemalan government welcomed Biden’s decision asserting that it was looking forward to work with America to resolve issues likes illegal immigration, protection of rights and ecomic dev elopement amongst ors. Every year, thousands of Guatemalans try to enter US. With regard to same, government issued a warning asking residents to refrain from entering US for better living conditions and also stay away from smugglers who falsely claim that presence of mirs will guarantee entrance into US.

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Earlier this week, Biden ordered a major review of asylum processing at US-Mexico border and legal immigration system as he seeks to undo former President Donald Trump’s policies. While speaking to media reporters on a conference call, two senior administration officials said that newly minted President will create a task force to reunite migrant families who were separated at US-Mexico border by Trump’s 2018 “zero-tolerance” border strategy.