Honduras, Guatemala Sign Deals With US to Potentially Take in Asylum Seekers: Noem

Officials from the two nations, however, denied signing any third-country agreement with the United States.
Honduras, Guatemala Sign Deals With US to Potentially Take in Asylum Seekers: Noem
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (L) and Guatemalan Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez sign a security program agreement at the National Palace in Guatemala City on June 26, 2025. AP Photo/Moises Castillo
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that Honduras and Guatemala have signed deals that would allow people applying for asylum in the United States to seek refuge in those nations instead.

“Honduras and now Guatemala, after today, will be countries that will take those individuals and give them refuge status as well,” Noem told reporters after concluding her three-day trip to Central America.