1 day ago · The designation of El Salvador as a “safe third country” would reflect the increasingly warm relationship between El Salvador and the United States under the Central American country’s ...

The arrangement, known as a "Safe Third Country" agreement, would empower U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El Salvador, blocking them from requesting asylum in the U ...

Concretely, the governments are working on an agreement for the Central American nation to be designated as a "safe third country." It would entail it taking migrants from other countries and ...

1 day ago · SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country.. This time, though, the government would also aim to send members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to Salvadoran prisons, said Mauricio Claver-Carone, the State ...

1 day ago · The Trump administration says it's in talks with El Salvador to take third-country migrants and aims to send members of a ... Trump in 2019 carried out a program known as “Safe Third Countries.”

6 days ago · Trump administration officials reportedly are working with El Salvador representatives on an asylum agreement that would allow the U.S. to deport migrants of various nations to the Central American country. Being called a "Safe Third Country" agreement, the deal would permit U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El ...

El Salvador's safe third country arrangement is a component of Trump's larger plan to reduce illegal immigration. U.S. immigration authorities already have increased power to detain and deport ...

1 day ago · It comes after a harsh crackdown on the country's gangs by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Bukele suspended key constitutional rights in 2022 and arrested 84,000 people, more than 1% of the ...

6 days ago · The plan would designate El Salvador as a “Safe Third Country” as part of the agreement, pushing the migrants to seek asylum there instead of the U.S. The move would reinstate an agreement the two countries brokered during Trump’s first term, which never went into effect and was terminated by President Joe Biden. It would be the first ...

Jan 26, 2025 · The Trump administration pursued asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, redirecting asylum seekers there as "safe third countries." Critics argue these policies undermine asylum rights, endanger migrants, and violate U.S. and international laws. While aiming to manage immigration, the strategy faces legal, ethical, and practical challenges, with significant implications ...