13-12-2019 03:46 via news.yahoo.com

U.S. asylum seekers sent to Guatemala preferring to return to home countries

U.S. asylum seekers sent to Guatemala under a new Trump administration program have mostly preferred to return to their country of origin instead of staying in the Central American nation, Guatemala's Interior Minister said on Thursday.The new effort began after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump brokered an agreement with the Guatemalan government in July.The deal will allow U.S. immigration officials to send migrants requesting asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border to apply for asyl
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