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Swordsmyth
07-26-2019, 07:00 PM
The United States signed an agreement with Guatemala on July 26 to require migrants who travel through the Central American country to seek asylum there instead of in the United States, The New York Times reported. Guatemala signed the "safe third country" agreement two days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on the country if it did not agree to the deal.

More at: https://worldview.stratfor.com/situa...on-asylum-deal (https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/us-guatemala-trump-announces-immigration-asylum-deal)

Zippyjuan
07-26-2019, 07:34 PM
Guatemala courts said such an agreement would violate their constitution.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/guatemalan-court-halts-safe-third-country-designation-for-asylum-seekers-idUSKCN1UA1TK


Guatemalan court halts 'safe third country' designation for asylum seekers


GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has blocked President Jimmy Morales from immediately declaring the poor Central American nation a safe third country for asylum-seekers, amid growing pushback to U.S. pressure that it absorb large numbers of migrants.

The provisional decision came late on Sunday, hours after the Guatemalan government said it had postponed a planned summit with Trump in Washington to await the court’s ruling. Morales had been widely expected to sign a safe third country agreement at the summit.

The United States wants Guatemala, Mexico and other countries in the region to act as buffer zones, taking in asylum seekers who would otherwise apply in the United States. Such proposals, similar to an arrangement by which Turkey takes in mainly Syrian refugees to lessen flows to the European Union, have been widely criticized as endangering vulnerable migrants.

Guatemala, one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, has high rates of violence and a weak rule of law. Tens of thousands of its own citizens have sought refuge in the United States this year.

Ramping up the pressure, on Monday, the U.S. government unilaterally declared that all asylum-seekers reaching the U.S. southern border must first request refuge elsewhere. The policy appeared to be another attempt at making Mexico and Guatemala take in most asylum-seekers that currently apply in the United States, with or without those countries’ consent.

Guatemala’s Constitutional Court ruling came after the government’s human rights ombudsman and four former Guatemalan foreign ministers sought legal stays to stop Morales signing a safe third country deal, describing the designation as a “very grave” move that would be harmful to Guatemala’s inhabitants.

“It seemed to me a categorical decision,” said Edgar Gutierrez, a former foreign minister who co-signed the appeal. “We are saved from a catastrophe.”

Swordsmyth
07-26-2019, 07:39 PM
Guatemala courts said such an agreement would violate their constitution.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/guatemalan-court-halts-safe-third-country-designation-for-asylum-seekers-idUSKCN1UA1TK

It seems that Morales has decided to ignore their bench legislation.

Zippyjuan
07-26-2019, 07:44 PM
It seems that Morales has decided to ignore their bench legislation.

Do think it is good when rulers try to undermine rule of law in their country?

Swordsmyth
07-26-2019, 07:45 PM
Do think it is good when rulers try to undermine rule of law in their country?
I don't think it is good when judges do.

Swordsmyth
07-26-2019, 07:51 PM
Trump told reporters on Friday that Guatemala had signed a safe third country agreement, but the Guatemalan government did not use that term. It said that the new measures applied only to Honduran and Salvadoran citizens."They're doing what we've asked them to do," Trump told reporters at the White House, calling Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales a "terrific guy."

"We have other great countries who are going to be signing on also," he said, without providing further details.

The Guatemalan government said in a statement that the deal would allow its citizens to apply for temporary visas to work in the U.S. agricultural sector, and in the medium- to long-term, would allow for work visas for the construction and service sectors.

More at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/after-trump-threat-guatemala-signs-immigration-asylum-deal/ar-AAEUxe3

Zippyjuan
07-27-2019, 10:24 AM
Trump told reporters on Friday that Guatemala had signed a safe third country agreement, but the Guatemalan government did not use that term. It said that the new measures applied only to Honduran and Salvadoran citizens."They're doing what we've asked them to do," Trump told reporters at the White House, calling Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales a "terrific guy."

"We have other great countries who are going to be signing on also," he said, without providing further details.

The Guatemalan government said in a statement that the deal would allow its citizens to apply for temporary visas to work in the U.S. agricultural sector, and in the medium- to long-term, would allow for work visas for the construction and service sectors.

More at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/after-trump-threat-guatemala-signs-immigration-asylum-deal/ar-AAEUxe3

A rich guy telling a poor guy he will take even more things from him if he doesn't do what the rich guy wants. Rich guy pretends he was doing the poor guy a favor.

Swordsmyth
07-27-2019, 04:08 PM
A rich guy telling a poor guy he will take even more things from him if he doesn't do what the rich guy wants. Rich guy pretends he was doing the poor guy a favor.
The poor guy was burglarizing the rich guy's house.
The poor guy is lucky he isn't dead.

Zippyjuan
07-27-2019, 04:22 PM
The poor guy was burglarizing the rich guy's house.
The poor guy is lucky he isn't dead.

What was Guatemala stealing?

Swordsmyth
07-27-2019, 04:26 PM
What was Guatemala stealing?
Lots of money.

Zippyjuan
07-27-2019, 04:29 PM
Lots of money.

Like with a gun? How was the country stealing money?

Swordsmyth
07-27-2019, 04:30 PM
Like with a gun? How was the country stealing money?

Like a burglar.

timosman
07-27-2019, 04:31 PM
Like with a gun cloth? How was the country stealing money?

https://cripessuzette.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/img_5801.jpg

Zippyjuan
07-27-2019, 04:32 PM
Like a burglar.

SO the country of Guatemala broke a window or something and stole money from the United States? How? What money did they steal? The petty cash left on the table in the White House?

timosman
07-27-2019, 04:36 PM
SO the country of Guatemala broke a window or something and stole money from the United States? How? What money did they steal? The petty cash left on the table in the White House?

Sending thousands of people with no skills in order to be fed on US dime. :tears:

Swordsmyth
07-27-2019, 04:37 PM
SO the country of Guatemala broke a window or something and stole money from the United States? How? What money did they steal? The petty cash left on the table in the White House?
They sent people to break into the country, take money in various ways (some of which were criminal in and of themselves beyond their illegal presence) and send it back or take it back.

Don't play stupid.

Swordsmyth
07-27-2019, 06:39 PM
Guatemalan immigrants to be immediately shipped home without paperwork. (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/26/dhs-kevin-mcaleenan-puts-guatemalan-migrants-on-fast-track-home/)