The US covers the costs of foreigners sent to Honduras through an ACA agreement

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U.S bears the costs for foreign migrants arriving under the Cooperation Agreement on Asylum (ACA), known as a “safe third country”, which entered into force since March this year, but whose operational details were not finalized until 18 December 2020.

The work and the funds to make it HERE will be channeled through the United Nations Agency for Refugees (Unhcr) and the International organization for migrants (IOM), as argued Lisandro Rosales, chancellor of Honduras.

The primary responsibility of illegal migrants in reaching Honduras will fall on him The National Institute of Migration (INM), which is a link.

Until now, Honduras has not received deported foreign migrants since then U.S, but with the implementation and finalization of the terms and conditions, it is a matter of time before they arrive.

Guatemala is the only country in the region that has already received Honduran migrants and Salvadorans, allowing them to wait in their territory for the appointment to be attended U.S and state your asylum application.

Keys

1- 57% of the irregular migrants who entered Honduras in 2019 are Cubans. It is Nicaraguans who have most requested refuge in the country.
2- The goal of ACA is to prevent these migrants from waiting at the border with the US for asylum applications from a safe third country.

What is ACA

Since March 20th. Honduras and U.S it HERE as part of a strategy to stop the passage of migrants to the North American country. Guatemala and El Salvador also participated in the initiative.

With the HERE, U.S It will have the power to apply for asylum for the three foreign Central American countries that have arrived at the border and await an appointment. In case of Honduras You could receive people from Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela waiting for your appointment.

The travel and accommodation costs of these people are for the account of U.S. In the case of dating, U.S gives a period of six months to a year to assist migrants, which is what foreigners should wait in Honduras.

President-elect of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden, has already selected Alejandro Mayorkas as the future replacement for the Acting Secretary of National security of the United States, Chad F. Wolf, and for whom HERE. Mayorkas had a relevant role during the tenure of Barack Obama in the thaw negotiations with Cuba.

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