The small Central American nation of Belize has signed a “safe third country” agreement with the United States, the two sides said on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations and dissuade migration north.
What the agreement entails wasn't immediately clear, but it comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has increasingly pressured countries in Latin American and Africa to help him carry out his immigration agenda.
The deal appears to be similar to one with Paraguay announced by the U.S. State Department in August that included a “safe third country” agreement in which asylum seekers currently in the U.S. could pursue protections in the South American nation.
